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pain and power

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  Did you read my post about pain, a while back?  It includes a list poem.  I enjoyed thinking about my pain and cataloging it.  Afterward I remembered many pains that didn’t make it to the list.  And there’s something else I wanted to tell you about introception.  Also pain… Read More »

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access needs

Hello, reader.  How you doing?  I was at a disability justice workshop, which I loved.  In a quiet moment, they asked us to list our access needs.  It was fun, and I wrote a lot. Reading over what I wrote, I notice three main categories.  I’d like to show my list to you. Maybe you… Read More »

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sharing my prayer

Hello, reader.  How’ve you been?  Thank you for sharing my prayer, this morning. Dear Mother God, Thank you for all of our copious blessings, copious like bleeding.  Thank you for the gift of life, and miraculous days to live in.  We love this wild world, with its forest shadows, river movement, lemon bars, wacky conversations… Read More »

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courage

I saw a red candle at a special store, in the witchy area, and I wanted it.  The candle was designated for courage. I need more courage in my life–the courage to stick with difficult situations through hard times, being myself steadfastly, staying honest always, even when I’m scared.  When I’m scared, that’s the only… Read More »

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terfs

Hello, reader.  How are you?  Are you friends with any TERFs?  TERFs are trans-exclusionary radical feminists.  That’s the acronym. In my experience they’re old lesbians who are cranky about gender.  They might call transwomen “a man in a dress.”  They feel that woman-ness is an exclusive club they suffered to be in, so they get… Read More »

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what to do with freedom once we have it

Hello, reader.  How are you?  I’m thinking about what to do with freedom once we have it.  A lot of people are miserable, working for pay or not.  On a park-maintained path or off-roading. I’m happy to have freedom.  I’m unfortunate to be disabled, but very fortunate to have a life without paid working.  Freedom… Read More »

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slut feelings

I’ve been doing non-monogamy since I was a teenager.  It’s been 30 years.  Yes, circa 1992, I began doing it with multi-folks and falling in love left and right, with all genders of people.  So I’m familiar with slut feelings. Mostly slut feelings for me are about overwhelm and guilt.  Slut feelings are not relaxing. … Read More »

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being kind to my body

Hello, reader.  How are you?  I’ve embarked on a year of being kind to my body.  I always want to be kind to my body, but this year is extra. A long struggle is coming to a close, something I haven’t talked about at all on his blog or in a zine.  The struggle was… Read More »

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liberation isn’t linear

Hello, reader.  How are you?  I’ve heard how healing isn’t linear.  But I was thinking how liberation isn’t linear either. It came up because I was in the kitchen with Ming, and he was wearing his glasses when his glasses were not helpful to him.  His glasses don’t help him, for seeing up close. “Can… Read More »

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safe to project onto

Hello, reader.  How are you?  I was asking Ming which of my needs he helps meet.  That was a cool conversation.  He told me some ideas that surprised me.  One surprise was my need for someone safe to project onto. projection Ming is the person who taught me that so much of social interaction is… Read More »