beloveds – i have had a number of somewhat panicked messages since monday that made me think it might be helpful to articulate how to interact with me on my […]
Year: 2019
cold moon conjure
we. out. here. releasing the walls that held/hold in harm and danger. releasing regressive constructs that are scared of change. releasing any small particles of tolerance for abusers – learning […]
optimism and practice
it is hard work to believe in the apparently impossible enough to move towards it. it is terrifying to see another way, especially if it is truly a transformation you […]
a first gray hair
sometimes it is while sitting on the toilet in an airplane bathroom and catching my reflection in the mirror that i see something profound. there is my unguarded face…when i […]
build as we fight: remarks from the 2019 American Studies Association Annual Meeting
my friend and comrade Scott Kurashige is the president of the American Studies Association, and this year he very kindly invited me to be the artist-in-residence, which meant that I […]
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maybe happiness?
being happy takes a lot of work for someone like me. suffering makes sense to me, the world is hard and unfair and oppressive and dangerous. finding the narrative of […]
Harriet Review
I saw Harriet the other night, and it’s stuck with me. I am one of many in my generation who call upon Harriet as a chosen ancestor. I believe our […]
one year of grieving alana
Saturday, a year ago, after a massive grief ritual at the third emergent strategy immersion, I got the news that Alana had transitioned. The anniversary date is today, now, both […]
microdosing
this past two weeks I was mostly offline getting some new tastes of myself, getting current, writing a new book. I went to a quiet hot spring to write for […]
if you can’t see the small…
look here. here. if you can’t see the small you will keep leaping from built thing to built thing begging the sky to rain only on you you’ll become a […]