“It’s ok if we can’t find it. Gender was always optional, for me,” I told Ming. We were looking for Gender Dr. Oregon coast Lately we’re housesitting on the Oregon coast–I mentioned it in a previous post. Wow, how fortunate we are. The air is clean, and the temperatures are easy. I love the fog… Read More »
“I remember when I was a kid, my mom and I were out, and I asked about someone who seemed different. Something like, ‘Why is that lady acting like that?’ I remember my mom told me that lady was just simple.” I said that to Ming. We were somewhere in Oregon, on a forested drive… Read More »
Ming was sniffling in the morning. I was alarmed. “Are you sick?” I asked. Love in the time of pandemic is confusing, but even more so now that we live in community in a house with nine other people. If someone is sick, will we all get sick? Crap. “I don’t think I’m sick,” he… Read More »
Dear reader, how are you? A friend and I were talking about their name and pronouns. Kindly, they asked about mine too. I wanted to share with you about my name and pronouns lately. They can change at any time. This post is partly an email I sent my caring friend. easier name I think… Read More »
Hello, reader! How are you? What’s growing in your inner garden? I’ve been thinking about what an apology is. conflict I had conflict with a friend. They apologized for not getting back to a text I sent when I really needed help. They explained why they didn’t reply, and I was like–ok, thanks for telling… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I was having some trouble with my throat chakra. It can feel stuffed up. What words did I need to say, that I swallowed to keep fake peace for my survival? When did I clam up, to protect myself or someone else? What truths did I pretend did not exist,… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I would like to tell you how I talk to myself in my head. When I’m suffering and losing hope, when I’m in need of comfort, and when I’m going to sleep, this is how I talk to myself in my head. Is sleeping really hard for you? It’s one… Read More »
Hello, I made this new poetry meme: I can’t maintain my pretension for very long. It’s about dictionfucking. I think it’s a masterpiece, but no one else seems to pay it much mind. Ah well. I took a public domain dancer pic and put it thought a filter with flares. Then I cropped out that… Read More »
“First of all, he likes us. Second of all, he needs us,” I told Ming. “Fourth of all, why would he even want to do that?” In the bathroom, I realized I’d skipped item number three. Oops. In my dismay, I erred on my numbers. dreams Do you read in your dreams? I often read… Read More »
My friend’s dad made some teaching videos about pottery and sculpture. Art lessons are cool. The videos are in Brazilian language. Please consider viewing the art lessons, if you would like to learn. Most of the videos have closed captioning. So even if you don’t speak this variant of Portuguese, you can understand a few… Read More »