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strawberries

I think my swami told this strawberries story. Someone is on a cliffside, and they have slipped.  They have no way to climb up, and slipping down is too far and means certain death.  So they’re holding on to a branch, and their arms can only hold on a few more seconds.  As they realize… Read More »

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love is a skill we can strengthen

I made a new zine: love is a skill we can strengthen. It’s 32 pages, half size, including covers.  Text heavy, with many lists of things to try, and contextualizing intro material about how love is a skill we can strengthen.  There’s philosophy about love and gender, love and capitalism.  An Audre Lorde quote, and… Read More »

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I belong here

  In case you’re looking for a sign.  I belong here.   That one is about community and emotional pain.  It could also be about palbearing or moving house.  Or installing a washing machine or some shit. It’s fun to make signs, and my friend I mailed one to put it on her bathroom mirror. … Read More »

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strawberry goddess

Today I learned that oatmeal cookies might not bake so well in a car-based solar oven as cookies, but they can be delicious granola. Also I learned that I’ve been thinking a lot for 40 years about how I would go to a strawberry stand with my mom, for I come from a land of… Read More »