Modern Love: The Quest For Identity First
What were the brutal experiences of the last two years but lessons in love? Who are you when all has been stripped away/
A Refugee From Amatonormativity
I’ve heard of asexuality, aromanticism and polyamory. Then a friend sent me this video talking about AMATONORMATIVITY. Well-meaning friends have gently (or bluntly) told me that my experiences of abuse turned me against men/marriage. There may be some truth to that. The very thought of weddings – invitations, over-the-top engagement…
The “Do They Treat You Well?” Play
Kim’s Convenience asks, “Do they treat you well?”. I wish someone had thought to ask me that. The question has affection and no saviour complex.
Raining Me
It’s raining wounds.
Being My Age Is A Feminist Act
I’m often told I don’t look my age. What is complimentary about that?
Lesson
Who are you after what you have learnt? Who is your real teacher and what is the lesson?
A Year Of Lonely Love & Communal Grief
For JD It’s coming on an year since our last conversation. A week when we were negotiating our definitions of intimacy, proximity, boundaries & identity. Sadly, I don’t even have the records of that any more. My phone crashed abruptly, last month. This is the same phone that you helped…
Magical & Miraculous
What makes a moment miraculous? Is it mystery?
The Compassion Chemical
I have been thinking about compassion. I find there’s no room for it in the stories we embrace to guide our lives. It is this that makes me feel I’m overflowing out of my body, spaces & life. What I have in me is labelled & pre-valued for tangible effects….
Road To The Rainbow
Written for an Alphabet Sambar prompt: RAINBOW