Hey, I go through phases where I listen to a lot of Joanna Newsom. She is powerful medicine for me, as well as a freakin genius. I can pick it up but have to put it back down again. I want to listen to Milk-Eyed Mender over and over. It can be very stabilizing for… Read More »
I love books. Ideas, words, and language are my favorite. I also love forming a relationship with a writer–a virtual relationship, usually, when I don’t know them personally. I connect with the writer through what they’ve created. We form something imaginary yet somehow real? But I can get overwhelmed by books, and then intimidated by… Read More »
Hey, guess what. Me and pesto are getting married. Here’s me as basil bride. Amaranth towers behind me. Blue-leaved cruciferous veg is small and will grow into delicious foods. This is in front of the Las Vegas Catholic Worker, part of the garden. I keep stems of basil in a mason jar on the counter,… Read More »
I made some arts. The pretzel snake one is too funny, not sure what I’m going to do with it. Then I made something that means a lot to me. I made it and felt sort of possessed and amazed by my own art, like–wow, how did that happen. The words fit just right, almost… Read More »
Hey, I have a new zine coming out soon. Please Pass the Plants #2: a vegan cookzine for disabled eating. I did some art, felt good–I thought I had a draft done yesterday, then added a little essay about how a knockoff instapot changed my life, and then a little essay about how to make… Read More »
Ming has multiple disabilities–one is a learning disability. I’ll mention it to people, and they resist. “He doesn’t seem like he has a learning disability!” they’ll say. “Yep, he does,” I’ll say. “He got accommodations for it in college.” I’m trying to get legitimacy by noting the accommodations. Like–it’s real. Even a college said it… Read More »
ice cream experiment I tried making ice cream, in a coffee mug. I combined pomegranate juice with half & half. Then I let it sit in the freezer for an hour or so. Stirred it. Let it sit in the freezer for 40 minutes or so. Stirred it. Another hour or so. Stirred it. It’s… Read More »
“Google is telling me words to say in this email” Ming told me. Their suggest feature is his dream come true, as he has a language-related learning disability. Writing an email that would take me three minutes can take him days. “Yeah, you love it when you’re handed words that help you know what to… Read More »
There’s something I’ve been wanting to tell you. It’s about garlic magic. You ready? Please kick back, put your feet up, put your hands behind your head, and hear what I have to say about disability and the Queen of Spices. garlic trouble Garlic is my favorite. But for a while, I couldn’t handle it. … Read More »
I like extremes–I can find a lot of learning there. Intense experiences, so informative–quick insight from terrible or terribly wonderful times. I’ll take it. But some things, I need middleness. A great pain of my life was hating myself a lot, and then switching to thinking highly of myself. I’d prefer to be an ok… Read More »