“Tell me these aren’t the only pickles you bought,” I asked Ming, noticing some bread and butter pickles in the fridge. “No,” he said. “Ah, so you got some dill pickles,” I said. “Yes,” Ming said. “US pickles. I looked hard for those.” “Oh crap. By US pickles, I meant not like Indian pickle,” I… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I want to tell you why I worship Harriet Tubman. She is a powerful goddess. We all belong to the human family–all of us. Asking our ancestors for help is a human thing to do. As the years pass, I sink deeper into my faith for pleasure, well-being, and… Read More »
“Are my clothes appropriate?” I asked Ming. They looked at me. We were about to go out to the farmers market. “Yes,” they said. “Good,” I replied. “I figure it’s October now. So all clothes are appropriate. I just pretend I’m going to a Halloween costume party, if someone thinks it’s not appropriate.” Ming and… Read More »
“How would you explain what magic is?” I asked Ming. We were driving home from the coast. What a good day we had. First we went to the library, where I wrote and cleared some ideas out of my head that had coalesced during the drive. Then we went for a walk. I was skeptical… Read More »
Hello, reader. How’s your soul? My last blog post about my gender these days as well as disability, do you remember it? There was a part where I was talking about how my queer trans spirituality keeps me safe and keeps me going. This post is addressing the friend I went on that life changing… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I wanted to mention some middle eastern politics to you. Free Palestine. Not sure I’ve said it here, or that saying it matters at all. Will I convince a Zionist, bother someone helpfully, or in any way contribute to a better world by making sure you know I believe… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Often I ask Ming to pray for me. For many years, his prayers were silent. Then all of a sudden, he prayed for me with words. Wow–incredible! Where did that come from? I want to tell you about Ming’s blessing. Ming’s blessing It was something like this. May you… Read More »
“Do you think this mountain is our destiny?” I asked Ming. “No, I think bringing the energy of this mountain wherever we go is our destiny,” Ming said. I had pulled tarot cards to ask a few questions. When I asked Spirit if Ming and I had a destiny on this mountain, I got funny… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Ming and I made statements about disability for a local church. I thought you might enjoy them. Ming’s is brief but 100% important ideas. I like when he says, “My worth is not determined by my ability to make money.” Being disabled allows him to do mutual aid work… Read More »
“Hey, honey. What’s a word for when you’re anti-Zionist? Is there another word for that?” I asked Ming. We were talking on the phone. I was filling out a survey for the synagogue that Ming and I are members at. It was scary to answer some of the questions honestly, but that’s the whole point. … Read More »