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 »
There are things to love other than people. When people let you down, please don’t think there’s nothing to live for. There’s every season. Landforms, plants. The sky. You can care for Mother Earth. There are always animals. You can throw yourself into art. You can pull back–way, way back–with fewer friends. Stop publishing so… Read More »
Dear body, I have written to you so many times, but this letter is overdue. I love you unconditionally and will do whatever I can for you. The world tells me you’re wrong, but I know you’re right. You are unconditionally beautiful, and I honor you. It doesn’t matter what anyone else says. Lately I… Read More »