Hello, reader. Are you menstruating? How are you doing? I’m having the period from hell. So drained. Zero stars, would not menstruate again. You know, I’ve been having my period (off and on) since I was ten years old. That’s 38 years. Can I be done now? In a way I’m afraid of menopause. I’m… Read More »
Hello, reader. How you doing? I’m thinking about how to self-harm. I do it more often than I’d like. Some ways are better than others! cake My homegirl told me about a meme where a mental health pro asks clients instead of “Have you self-harmed lately?” another question: “Have you checked to see if you’re… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’m thinking about how to honor jealousy. Jealousy is so painful, yet we get shamed for it. Let’s find ways we can support each other in all our hard feelings. How do you like to be treated when you feel jealous? I like patience, kindness, compassion, and chill curiosity. … Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I made an art chart. It’s about anger. I saw an anger chart online for sale, but for kids. I decided to create my own handmade version for adults or teenagers. I like how there’s a number system, a way to gauge the amount of anger, and then things… Read More »
“It’s Spam Risk,” I said. “Should I answer?” “No,” Ming said. We were driving in town, on our way to a crappy chain pharmacy for a covidvax booster. “Yeah, I have to be pretty lonely to answer Spam Risk,” I said. It reminded me of a poem I wrote about loneliness some years ago, around… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Yesterday Ming helped me do a short ritual blessing my knees. I want to tell you about it, in case your knees need blessing too. chakras I’ve thought a lot about chakras and where we hold energy in our bodies. Often I’ve thought our feet, ankles, knees, and hips… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? I’ve been thinking about shame. What is shame, and why do we feel it? Is it ever helpful? I see people feeling shame who don’t need it. The shame drains their energy like a hole in a bucket. Then the people who do great wrongs are not feeling shame. Hmm–why… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I attended a workshop about consensus. It was put on by the intentional community Snake Village and gave me delicious food for thought. Still digesting it. what it is Consensus is a decision making style that anarchists such as myself are supposed to do or at least have a good… Read More »
“When you look at someone’s life and see things that they can’t see, sometimes that can hurt a lot,” I said. “I’m not sure why.” This morning I was crying. “What’s wrong?” Ming asked, half asleep. “Not sure anything’s wrong,” I said. Death, loss, miscommunication, vulnerability, time, fear, the fragility of bodies. “There’s just a… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? Life’s good in Oregon. Been thinking about how balance in relationships is justice. So many people do work to change culture at large scale. Then they neglect the interpersonal ways that we need to do justice at home too. Please love me right. Please do justice in love. airtime One… Read More »