“How did I get so lucky, to find this love?” He was half-asleep, naked except for his chonies again, his hair so messy and beautiful. “Oh, you have ocd and narcolepsy. You were in the bargain bin!” I looked at his smiling mouth and closed eyes. We were laughing. I imagined the bargain bin at… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Sometimes I make a social mistake. Oops, happens to the best of us. I’m still testing out my mouth and how to be a person among people. Communication is important in community. How we talk about disability affects how we’re perceived and treated. what work is My community member… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Ming and I are creative. I want to show you some things we made lately. Very kindly, Ming made me a copper ring. Ming has been blacksmithing lately with a friend. When Ming handed me this ring, I was so happy and moved that I cried. I’ve never had… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’s it going? I don’t really want to make ceramics, or paint like a regular painter who knows what they’re doing. I don’t want to make sculpture that much. Sewing is a bit lost on me, though I embroider in my own way. Felting doesn’t interest me. I don’t think I need to… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? It’s time for seasonal cultural activity. Fall is my favorite. The transition into less sun and almost-daily rain is dramatic here in the Pacific Northwest. It’s time to do fall and winter holidays. The community where Ming and I live had an ofrenda for Dia de Los Muertos. I… Read More »
I was trying to figure out why medical care hurts so much. There are many factors, such as a handover of power I’m supposed to do–I’m supposed to believe the doctor can handle the well-being of my body better than I can, which is incorrect. There’s also trauma I carry from decades of medical harm. … Read More »
Hello, reader. How you doing? I’ve been thinking about what a friend is. What distinguishes a friend from a partner? Are the classifications even important? I’m wondering because I struggle with relationship: closeness and commitment, balance, whether my needs are ok. Often I crave best friend relationships with more intimacy than usual friendship, which can… Read More »
“Hey honey, how did you get so cute?” I asked Ming. “Robbed a cutebank,” Ming said. “Oh! Should I rob a cutebank too?” I asked. “You already did,” he said. blues Haha! Good answer! We are super cute, but I am cooped up, so no one can see that but Ming. My cuteness is under… Read More »
I hate how white people love. It’s so transactional and cautious. White people love with an eye dropper. There is your portion. We would not want to spoil you with too much. I hate how white people love the way they spice foods. A flavor is too big a commitment. Spices are dangerous because surprise… Read More »
Hello, reader. Do you know how to argue? My good friend broke up with their partner. Listening to how it went toward the end, I wondered about the communication skills. “Did you never learn how to argue?” I asked. “We never argued,” my friend quietly said. “Wow,” I said. “I see how that would be… Read More »