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my attention is valuable

Hello, reader. How are you doing? Recently I learned that my attention is valuable. I don’t owe it to anyone. In fact, it’s more valuable than gold! Gold grew in many caverns. My attention only grows one place. I had been compulsive about getting back to people. Responsiveness was something I carried too far. Oops!… Read More »

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St Patrick

Dear friend, I was in a sacred, holy place which is simultaneously mundanely everyday, where we can eat oatmeal and chop a lot of carrots. I saw this bottle of hot sauce with St Patrick stuck to it, and of course I thought of you. Both St Patrick and hot sauce are (or were) important… Read More »

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kiss trans people and heal

Hey, reader. How’s you? At my favorite beautiful forest sanctuary, I have a favorite place to poop. And in that place, is my favorite graffiti written on the wall. It says KISS TRANS PEOPLE AND HEAL. Many a moment I have spent thinking about this graffiti. Kiss trans people and heal implies to me that… Read More »

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prayer for leaving the land

Hello, reader! How are you? This prayer for leaving the land is remarkable because we always pray as we’re about to arrive to the land. We ask for help treating others with respect, and help with boundaries. We ask for help giving only what we want to give, and taking only what we want to… Read More »

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commitment requires energy

Hello, reader. How you doing? Commitment requires energy, and not everyone has it. I’m glad Ming and I are signed up for love. Our chosen family member asked me what I mean when I say it’s work, keeping a spot for someone. I mean commitment requires energy. Relationship matters to me and is a big… Read More »

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감사합니다

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 »

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desire journal

Hi, reader. How are you doing? I like to desire journal. Please join me in this wellness skill. I want to tell you what I want more of, these days. gratitude first Ming and I gratitude journal every day. I’ve talked before about how important it is to me, to know what Ming is grateful… Read More »

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more of what I learned

Hello, reader. How are you doing? This is more of what I learned from the professional event I attended with Ming last week. So grateful it filled my mind with new ideas. Last post I talked about how important questions came to me about belonging. I’m still pondering how to show others who I am… Read More »

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questions about belonging

I was at a social event with Ming, and I’d dressed up a lil bit. I prepared by resting beforehand and psyching myself out to do a big, new thing. Usually I socialize with traumatized transqueer autistic white people here in Oregon. But these were mostly professional cis-het POC. It was a treat to be… Read More »

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hello from schizophrenia

Hello from schizophrenia. How are you doing? I might be the only very fat person you know, but I also might be the only schizophrenia person you know. So here are a few things I want to explain to you. Being crazy is something I love about myself. Just like being fat is valid and… Read More »