“When you look at someone’s life and see things that they can’t see, sometimes that can hurt a lot,” I said. “I’m not sure why.” This morning I was crying. “What’s wrong?” Ming asked, half asleep. “Not sure anything’s wrong,” I said. Death, loss, miscommunication, vulnerability, time, fear, the fragility of bodies. “There’s just a… Read More »
A going away party is like a birthday party, memorial ceremony, funeral… It’s a social gathering to help us mark an occasion and assist one another through change. A wedding or baby shower can be a similar thing. We are about to make a huge change in our lives. We’d like to invite you to… Read More »
Last night we went to a summer gathering. It was flower themed, so I said maybe I could make some flower garlands. I had not made flower garlands for many years, since I had made them for Krishna in Sacramento. It was an honor to be invited to make garlands for the Krishna puja. There… Read More »
“Uoooooh!” I said. “What?” Ming asked. “I’m invited to this holiday party over zoom, for fat girls. I’m not a girl, but I am fat. I’m a ‘fat girl,’ in a sense.” Ming was writing something down, sitting in the half-dark with me. “Hahahaha! I just put that in quotes. Look at me. I’m a… Read More »
Hey, I used to love dancing to this particular song by the Cure–Close to Me. God, it got me going. It was my favorite song for a long time, like 1994 to 2010? I had to dance. Then I was nuts about this certain Of Montreal album, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? Those songs… Read More »