Hello, reader. How are you doing? I was interviewed by an artist in New York about radical mental health, trauma, support, and community. Please take a look at this new interview, published day before yesterday. It’s a video! https://nadya.substack.com/p/lives-after-psychiatry-strawberry I like the part where I talk about how you can look through a lens, then… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I made a new zine, topical testosterone for bottom growth. It’s short and handwritten– I made it in Astoria mostly at the library. I’m up for trades, or down for trades, if you would like to read it. Ming took pictures of my hands while I bound a copy,… Read More »
“Do you think my art is evidence that I’m crazy?” I asked my dear one. We were at Chez Strawberry, spending the afternoon together after some time apart, in a way. Not totally apart, but our afternoon felt like a homecoming. “I think you know what I think about that,” they replied. Something like that. … Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I need to tell you some serious things today. The first is that Ming is a street medic, as you probably know. When Ming went out to do street medic mutual aid work at the No Kings protest last weekend, as usual, I’m like, “Do you have what you… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? This is not my resting bitch face, but it’s my crying by a pond face, which is related. I want to tell you some questions to ask a health insurance broker. I am suffering about health and healthcare. It’s a morass. It’s painful. The medical part is unjust, while… Read More »
Hello, how are you doing? Just thought you might need to see a missionary being eaten by a jaguar. Art titled Missionary Being Eaten by a Jaguar from Noé León in 1907, so some say. Others say later, like 1967. I love the stylizedness in the folk art style. And you know I love Jaguar. … Read More »
Hello–how are you doing? What do you consider the best smell in the world? I really like how dirt smells. And I love the smell of Ming‘s body. The amaryllis Naked Lady flowers are pretty amazing, pink from my childhood. But sometimes I think the best smell in the world is roasting chiles. That’s why… Read More »
It hurts that countless psychiatrists and other doctors never noticed my autism. They definitely noticed my crazy, my “flat affect,” that I hear voices and have huge moods. But I feel strongly that autism plus crazy is a whole other thing. The combination deeply affects what’s best for us with medication, therapy, and all the… Read More »
Oh hey. We have some narcan to share. I made a graphic about it. Do you live with someone who uses opioids? Narcan is something to have on hand before you need it. Overdosing on opioids is easy–a person can take a double dose on accident and then be out of their mind and take… Read More »
I saw a meme comparing doctors to drug dealers. I found it provocative and edgy! Also very true. So I changed the middle part and made my own meme, my own version. The yellow background is simple, but I think it’s ok? Social support is a big factor in health outcomes and well-being, but mainstream… Read More »