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fae food

Hello, reader–how are you doing?  What have you been thinking about lately?  I’ve been thinking about relationships, how touch functions in my life, and fae food. Do you have the relationships you need to feel strong and do your life’s work?  I am doing quite well on relationships.  I have Ming, who is almost always… Read More »

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logic puzzles

“Did you ever do logic puzzles when you were a kid?” I asked Ming. “No,” he said.  “I failed at them.” “Yeah,” I said.  “I see that.” We laughed. “You tell me a thing, and then you tell me another thing, and another thing.  But the first thing totally contradicts the third thing.  And I… Read More »

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Noam Chomsky

“I was just cheating on you,” I told Ming. He was entering our room after taking a shower.  I showed him my screen, which had this paused video of Noam Chomsky talking about liberation theology.  He’s been my pretend boyfriend for a long time.  Long before Ming. We laughed. “It’s ok,” I said.  “I’ll share… Read More »

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how I wind down

Hello–how are you doing?  I led a skillshare for my house about disability justice and fat liberation.  It was emotional, vulnerable, a big deal, and at my worst time for energy–after dinner.  To complete the task, I needed to get wound up.  Afterward my friend asked me over txt how I wind down. Txting is… Read More »

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out of gender

“We’re all out of gender.  So I’ll go to the store,” Ming said. “What?” I asked. “I’ll go to the store for gender.  And lettuce for the salad,” he said. “Why would you buy gender?” I asked.  “We have way too much gender around!  Let us run out!” “Ginger.  We’re out of ginger,” he said.… Read More »

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diet

Hello–how are you doing?  Do you have a reaction to the word diet?  For me, it’s a bad word.  It hurts.  This anarchist bunny doesn’t like it either.  Riots not diets! Even through the denotation is neutral, the connotation of “diet” is painfully negative.  That has to do with how I’ve been treated in culture… Read More »

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the most scary thing about love

Hello, how are you doing?  I’ve been thinking about what’s the most scary thing about love. trust This came up for me because I was talking to my new housemate the other day.  He was in the kitchen, and I was in the dining room.  We were sorting some foods, and when he mentioned a… Read More »

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Greens Restaurant

Hello, how are you doing?  Ming and I went to Greens Restaurant in San Francisco.  Wow, I had wanted to go for more than 20 years.  Since I was a young person, before I even knew Ming.  It was an old dream.  So it was a fun and moving visit. visiting Greens Restaurant Greens Restaurant… Read More »

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olives

Oh hey, how are you doing?  Do you like olives?  I think olives are amazing.  I love their strong flavor with saltiness and fat.  I love the cultural practices around olives.  How they get rinsed, brined, and stuffed with various materials. Ming and I really like The Olive Pit in Corning, California.  Some of you… Read More »

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cactus fruits, wild mushrooms, Halloween soup

Hello, how are you doing?  I wanted to show you some delicious foods we ate lately.  Cactus fruits, wild mushrooms, Halloween soup. cactus fruits You know nopales cactus is sacred to me.  Part of the sacredness is how ordinary it is, and commonplace. out in the desert by parking lots in many yards in gardens… Read More »