I want to share some tips for withdrawal, what helps me. But first I need to say–some withdrawals are dangerous. warning Sadly, people can die from withdrawal, and also people can miscarry. So tapering is a good thing–alcohol and opioids especially. Please consider talking to someone with alcohol or opioids experience, if you need to… Read More »
Hey, I made this art I wanted to show you: my body is mine. This is just the sentencey part. It’s about choosing to expend energy on relationships in a way that’s in keeping with my values. dark green words on pink: My body is mine. My heart, mind, and life are mine. I need… Read More »
I learned how to make ginger fried rice lately. It’s my favorite dish at this Thai place Ming and I like. I get it with tofu, spicy level 1! Wow, so much gingerness. My tummy feels so happy, when I eat that dish. So warm and loved. So I was like–maybe it’s not that hard… Read More »
There’s this empty sign, one street over. By a church or former church. I was taking a walk by myself in the early morning. Wishing Ming was with me–he went to serve at the Worker. The sign I looked up at. I love this sign. I like to pretend it’s a message from God, a… Read More »
My friend made a mini-zine, and there’s a poem by me in it. The zine is made of thank you notes! I love saying thank you. My truth is in there. Please consider procuring a copy, which will entail donating to an org that supports foster kids. https://teenytinyzines.blogspot.com/2021/08/new-zine-and-fundraiser-for-kids-in.html California Herbal Medics I have a page… Read More »
I made a new zine, functionally ill 30 wellness plan. I feel happy and proud. It had been just more than a year since I made an issue of functionally ill. Wow! I took a break. But I was making tons of other zines. It’s been 14 years I’ve been making functionally ill. This zine… Read More »
Race, Gender, and Anarchist Cultural Politics is a cool panel I saw online over zoom. There were three speakers speaking some truth of their expertise. I learned a lot–something about anarchist propaganda in the Caribbean up to 1920, then some Spanish writers who were women, and also a little about Love & Rage, which was… Read More »
“Oh hey, you blew my mind today. When you told me that pain isn’t just to tell us that something’s wrong.” I said this to Ming, as he was driving us home yesterday. We’d just housesit for a friend then dropped off some mail at the post office. “Yeah?” Ming asked. “Yeah, I always thought… Read More »
I made hat genius 23, a new poetry zine. Poems about psych wards, amethyst, addiction, sexual longing, basil, and looking for the elusive extra nipple. How mental illness is the history of my family. There’s a series of short poems about dreams right in the middle, and I drew some cute pictures too–shopping cart, street… Read More »
It was good to see my old comrade A Iwasa, in Tucson. We went to the Hare Krishna temple and had delicious lunch at Govinda’s. Ming and I were there before, years ago. But all those Govinda’s-es can blend together in my head, a bit. Long ago, A Iwasa and Ming and I would go… Read More »