This is a letter to a young poet. They might not identify as a poet the way people who make art might not identify as artists. The label sounds like a big deal. But I know a little about who they are and feel qualified to call them poet, artist, visionary, genius, activist, radical, witch. … Read More »
Dear friend, thank you for using your white privilege to help others and improve the world. Thank you for using your thin privilege and hot privilege to help the world too, including helping people like me who might not have thin and hot privilege. Thank you for using your abled-ness and your abled privilege… Read More »
Hello, reader. I’m ready to come out to you; I want you to know I’m transgender. I am not a man. Yet I’m not a woman. I’m nonbinary gender; this is an important part of who I am. I’ve mentioned being trans and having a queer trans spirituality in this blog. But today I want… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’s your soul? My last blog post about my gender these days as well as disability, do you remember it? There was a part where I was talking about how my queer trans spirituality keeps me safe and keeps me going. This post is addressing the friend I went on that life changing… Read More »
This post bamboo is a letter to my friend, if you would like to see how much I love plants. walk Dear friend, I went for a little walk this morning and looked at the plant I thought was bamboo. My phone told me that yes, it is bamboo–golden bamboo, the vulgaris. Bambusa vulgaris. Looks… Read More »
Hello, reader–how are you doing? I made a video that’s a love letter to my homegirl. Maybe you would like to watch it too. I needed to tell her a few things about gender, beauty, God, transness, parts, and how she’s unconditionally valid. If you watch it, I hope you enjoy. I made it on… Read More »
This open letter to YouTube is asking for justice for poor and disabled people who have different sensory needs because of autism. Dear YouTube: Thank you for gathering so much music into one place. I’ve used your website for many years, steadfast as friends went to spotify–even before then, as friends used Pandora. I like… Read More »
Dear sacred inner life luminous searching self. I am so proud of you for looking for safety. Sometimes I see you as a sweet little doggie, tail wagging, investigating new forest paths and sniffing out the truth. It’s amazing, to see how you try, with such a good attitude, accepting defeat like a champ. Yes,… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? I’ve been speaking up about everyday disability justice. What are the best ways to bring more everyday disability justice to the world? How can we change culture to help us all treat each other more equitably? The experiences Ming and I are having in our travel and search for home… Read More »
Hello, I’m thinking about building bridges. You know Ming used to meet for breakfast with a cop, someone in law enforcement we met at the test site. The cop was guarding the test site from us wild protesters who might cross the line during the Sacred Peace Walk or another prayer event. I can’t remember… Read More »