Oh hey, something exciting happened. My good friend Ariel said I can use her name in my blog. Wow! Thank you, Ariel. Another exciting thing is my Fat Folks Tarot deck arrived, a gift from two good friends who live elsewhere. What a supportive, kind gift to nourish my well-being. I was so happy. I… Read More »
I always was intrigued by tarot cards and bought a deck for myself when I was young. It was The Mythic Tarot. I like mythology, so I thought this would be a good deck for me. I put it in a carved wooden box an ex gave to me. It came with a book about… Read More »
A friend asked me if I had any prayer requests. He’s a prayer chaplain, so that’s something he loves. Prayers have been a big part of our friendship. To answer his question, I made a list. You know me–I love making lists and am good at it. Then I sent the list to a few… Read More »
Hey, my friend sent me this patch. I love resisting capitalism, sharing freely, trading. But if we’re going to exchange monies, I prefer funding friends to funding corporations, any day! I like gardening and wagons. A friend just did update work on my websites. I was thinking about funding friends in that context too, employing… Read More »
Being able to have difficult conversations is something I need, in any close relationship. I’ve been thinking a lot about relationships, the five things I need, non-negotiable. the five things I need mutual respect Respect is like love, but less sparkly. I need to be seen as pretty much equal to anyone I’m going to… Read More »
Hey, that essay I had published in BiWomen Quarterly about being my own girlfriend–you can read it separated out also. Nice for sharing! I love this essay and believe in the project, whole-heartedly. being my own girlfriend experiment We cycled over to this community garden and were treated to a sweet tour. A kind man… Read More »
Hey, guess what. I wrote my thank you notes. One was stilted and repressed. One is beautiful and expansive. I got some big news today. Having people I’m close to and love, it hits me hard, the changes to their lives. I heard being a parent is choosing to have your heart walking around outside… Read More »
I have friends, and I love them. Can you blame me? What is life for, if not to love? Mother God gave me this wild brain and active body. It has hormones and feelings. I’m a mammal. I reach for other mammals, to hold them in my arms and against my body, to kiss and… Read More »