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support saves lives

Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’m thinking about how support saves lives. Ming and I live in an affordable housing co-op which has 70 units. That’s the largest intentional community I’ve ever lived in, and I’ve learned that 100 people is too many for me. When Ming and I move somewhere else, we hope… Read More »

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asking for help with my writing

Hello, reader. How are you doing? Recently I asked for help with the dance. Today I’m asking for help with my writing. Not the writing itself, but helping it reach more people. Thank you for caring about the expression of my truth. Thank you for bringing my words into yourself and sifting them into your… Read More »

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preview final message

Hey, reader. How are you doing? Last post I was talking about that internal memo googledoc of what I want done with my stuff when I die. And now I want to write the statement to be released at the time of my death as a final message. Yes! But why wait? I intend to… Read More »

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why I say I love you all the time

Hey, reader. How are you doing? Ming’s been drawing these beautiful chalk things. I’ve been thinking about why I say I love you all the time. Yesterday I realized that some people might not understand. So allow me to explain. I say I love you all the time because I’m trying to be clear about… Read More »

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introducing Stardust

“Stardust gave me this pear,” I told Ming. I was holding a small green pear in my hand that I guessed Stardust had picked from a tree before our last visit. “So I’m carrying it around with me,” I continued.  “As one does!” Ming smiled.  We were on a trip to Portland, and the pear… Read More »

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people on the other side

People on the other side can be helpful in ways that living people cannot.  People on the other side are available to support us, and their love is an energy that flows to us as much as we want.  One of the main ways I sustain my mental health is by asking my mom, her… Read More »

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what really happened on our trip

Hello, reader.  How are you?  Ming and I were house sitting recently for ten days at the coast.  Friends have asked, “How was it?”  This is what really happened on our trip. what really happened on our trip I slept eight hours almost every night of our trip.  Being just me and Ming, my ambient… Read More »

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retiring

Hello, reader.  How are you?  I’m thinking of retiring from daily blogging.  It’s been a good run.  About 17 years blogging almost every day?  That’s pretty wild.  Way not to moderate, Laura-Marie.  Yes, I often do something daily or not at all. I’m grateful for what I’ve done–I don’t regret it.  But maybe my energy… Read More »

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fun today

“What are we going to do fun today?” I asked Ming. So many things we need to do.  But we’re here on earth for fun too.  What are you on earth for? walk I walked to the nearby park by myself in the morning.  Usually I don’t stray from the yard by myself, so it… Read More »

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I’m here for the lesbians

“I’m here for the lesbians,” I told my dear housemate.  “Imma head to the lesbian exhibit.” We had entered the museum, all six of us, and were greeted by a visibly queer worker who wore an anti-TERF button.  They talked to me about museum admission rates, not mentioning the special SNAP rate. “Is there a… Read More »