Hello, reader. How’ve you been? Thought you might enjoy this post which is all questions. all questions Do you have a favorite kind of ritual? Are there rituals you prefer to do for yourself, as opposed to for other people who request them? Do you feel happy when you’re handling salt? Does any archetype or… Read More »
I was eating pho with Ming the other day. Someone who seemed houseless was drinking a soda at the table closest to the door. They had a black trash bag of materials and a nervous look. I wondered if the soda was a gift, if the workers had given it to them? They started to… Read More »
“Hey, dear. Do you think I’m developmentally disabled?” I asked Ming. I was lying in bed having a low-energy day. Ming was moving about the bedroom. “No,” said Ming. “I think you’re developmentally juuuuuuust right.” “Yeah, maybe!” I said. “What about Bunny?” I asked. Bunny was propped up on the blanket on my hip. Some… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? I thought I was an indoor-outdoor cat. Then yesterday I suddenly realized I had become an outdoor cat. Let me tell you the events that led up to this realization. Recently I went to visit a friend. I asked if we could go to the park and talk, as… Read More »
“Are people being respectful to you?” I asked my dear one. We were talking on the phone. They were out of state at an action, organizing with radicals in the woods. Daily they would go to town for cellphone reception and to txt people. I was fortunate to receive an unplanned phone call. “I think… Read More »
Don’t underestimate Ming. Don’t misunderstand this brilliant, caring person. Just because Ming is humble and disabled, please don’t ignore their generous helpfulness. Don’t let self-aggrandizing, big ego people throw off your sense of what great is. Quiet, calm caring is the real greatness in this world, supporting others and making a better world. If you… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Do you know who I am? I want to share these mini bios. Long ago, I used to change my one sentence bio on a social media site regularly. They felt like small poems, concentrated and often funny. So I started harvesting them into a document some years ago.… Read More »
Fat transqueer disabled dance is a guest post by Ming. Photos by Ming! *** The dance happened on the same day as a national political protest occurred, Hands Off. We at the Fat TransQueer Disabled Ecstatic Dance were creating and celebrating the world that the protesters were dreaming for. Here is now. Why not? Before… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Recently I sat down with Ming at an Indian food restaurant in Junction City, and we talked about how to plan. I’m a big time planner–might be a Virgo thing? Oh no, it’s probably my flavor of autism. I can see a long way down the chain of cause… Read More »
Hello, reader. How you doing? I’m tempted to say good morning because morning is my favorite time. The world seems so alive in the quiet pre-dawn. Anything is possible. I wrote this post for you called relationship attempts. False spring bloomed, and now it’s back to full-time Oregon rain. relationship attempts Last night I remembered… Read More »