Hello, reader. 안녕하세요, 독자 여러분. How are you doing? I’ve been studying Korean again. Blame the green owl. My favorite word in Korean is 감사합니다. It means thank you. Long ago when Ming and I lived in Las Vegas, we went to a Korean printshop to make our zines. The workers were so nice to… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? A good friend in town is a hypnotherapist. Recently I learned more about what she does, and I’d like to tell you about it. She works online and in person to help people transform. If you could use help with inner work and transformation, please contact her. Hypnotherapy is… Read More »
Hello, reader. How you doing? Ming and I recently traveled down Oregon to the radical faerie sanctuary and Grant’s Pass, through California’s central valley, to Davis and Sacramento, California. Our goal was to see old friends for a 50th birthday tea party, and visit the ashram I spent 12 years close to. Then we came… Read More »
Dear playful friend, I was doing an interview with PUSO which is part of a book project. We were talking about community; I asked PUSO what community is. PUSO explained different ways of conceptualizing community; then siya turned the tables and asked me what community is. So I went off. We come to community for… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I was talking with a new friend about communication, neurodivergence, and considering audience. I explained how I’m always considering audience. What a fun conversation. I enjoyed the ideas as something I don’t usually talk about. Then I thought you might like to read too. So this post considering audience… Read More »
What happened when I waited thirty minutes– thank you for asking— is I looked at the time and did math to see what time I could come back. Standing up in my kitchen, I considered the request. Many media will tell me to do something, and mostly I won’t. But I obey you out of… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? My family has changed– we have new names I want to tell you. They are Quing Bun, Emperor Strawberry, and the Bun Tender. Emperor Strawberry is easy–that’s me. I’m tasty, sweet, flavorful, and red–crushable, fresh, fruity, from my homeland. Emperor energy has been my project for maybe a… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Do you ever wear eye makeup? I want to tell you why I cry all the time. My chosen family member was putting on makeup for Halloween. It was for their costume–they were going as a girl. It’s funny because I tend to think of gender performance as costuming… Read More »
This post “magic salve” is a letter to my friend. Dear one, Thank you for letting me give you that magic salve. I hope it helps you re-vision anything I say that sounds critical in the best possible light. That late afternoon golden light makes me feel kinda drunk, like the bee must feel drunk… Read More »
Hello, reader. How you doing? I’m blessed to have a new friend. But my new friend isolated in the desert for ten years, and now it’s time to be among people again. But they fear ostracization due to modern trans language. How we treat people includes specific actions, long term behavioral patterns, heart, and intentions. … Read More »