Persimmon

This morning I've been thinking that persimmons are the late-to-come-out queer poet elders of fruits. People either love them or are unaware of them, they are very messy/ tender, and they are difficult to market as commodities, as they are most delicious after their expiration dates, when they can only be sold at a steep … Continue reading Persimmon →

numbered brain

There are times I wish I'd had different lonelinesses than the ones I had. When I thought of myself as straight (only possible by seeing myself nearly entirely through the eyes of others), I thought a lot about the notion of falling in love repeatedly with the same person, in a different form, replicating an … Continue reading numbered brain →

material girl

Spiritual materialism(s). New materialism(s). Feminist materialism(s). Queer materialism(s). Historical materialism(s). I am weary of categories, but I am excited by conversations about the possibilities of materialism as an ethical foundation. Materialism has a deservedly bad rap in the context of consumer culture, but the word, even the idea, has no inherent helpful or harming value. … Continue reading material girl →