Hello, reader. Are you menstruating? How are you doing? I’m having the period from hell. So drained. Zero stars, would not menstruate again. You know, I’ve been having my period (off and on) since I was ten years old. That’s 38 years. Can I be done now? In a way I’m afraid of menopause. I’m… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’ve been thinking about fatness, power, and dating for decades. Yes, since I was a kid– for about 40 years. A close friend who’s younger than me is learning about it more newly. That’s why I’m writing this post. privilege in dating Do you have thin privilege? Pretty privilege?… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I want to share with you some words to use instead of crazy. My chosen family member friend I talk to every day was polo-ing me. Marco Polo is our favorite app to communicate with. Sure we txt like regular modern human beings. But Marco Polo is an app… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? When I was getting close to a then-girlfriend a couple years ago, she brought up the idea of relationship smorgasbord. We could conceive of our relationship as many delicious dishes laid out before us, and we get to choose what we want. Correct! We don’t need to have close… Read More »
Hello, reader! How are you? Do you have pain and / or reduced functionality of your body? Lately I’m problem solving physical therapy. I have a very hard time inhabiting and moving my body in an intentional way, especially around people I don’t know well. Right now I’m on my third physical therapist, and all… Read More »
Hey, reader. How’s life going? Do you walk ok these days? I’m so happy I got my first assistive devices for walking: trekking poles. Wow, my life is so much better now. My knees are struggling. My left knee in particular has been woobly and ouchie, lately. I have chronic pain and hypermobile joints. I… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Do you know what to do with jealousy? I wrote about how to honor it, in April of this year, including a simple ritual. This morning Ming and I were talking about what to do with jealousy. He’s been close to me for more than 12 years, so he… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I want to tell you what God said to me a few days ago. I was crying in bed, beyond heartbroken. Lying on my tummy, kinda squirmy, I cried and cried, begging God for freedom. What kind of freedom was I asking for? I was asking for freedom from… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Ming and I were talking about how many skills that people assume are connected are actually not connected skills. The assumption that the skills are “two sides of the same coin” can cause a lot of hardship and misunderstanding. An example is ethical non-monogamy. Just because I’m good at… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? A good friend of mine for 30+ years, Jason Burton, is a comedian in Portland, Oregon. He spoke at a Moth performance in February. This video is great storytelling. The topic of the night was Love Hurts. I like how Jason talks about our shared high school years–I knew… Read More »