Tag Archives: balance

A Witch’s Wish

Posted on December 8, 2015 by

You hurtful creature. I smile now, on the subway, red seats cushioning my memories in a small red pouch that I will leave behind in six – no fivestops. I smile and I wish you – all of you – stocky, brown bo(d)y … Continue reading →

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Pneumothorax and Pleural Effusion

Posted on December 6, 2015 by

Never forget that the hurt you cause others will ultimately be yours to carry. If you plant hurt, like seeds in people, light, like pebbles, like insects burrowing under their skin, feeding on their flesh, then know that these seeds grow into … Continue reading →

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Bi Erasure, Straight-Passing, and Str8ness – Part 1

Posted on November 29, 2015 by

***If sharing this article, or the concept Str8ness/being Str8 as described here, please cite and credit Kshyama (that’d be me, the author), and link the blog where you found it (that’d be this one)*** I’ve seen this argument go around … Continue reading →

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8 Reasons you should never report someone on Facebook for using a false name

Posted on November 27, 2015 by

(If you’ve lost access to your account due to being reported for a “fake” name, please see How to not lose, or regain, your account with a “false” name on Facebook) Recently, my account was deactivated because, I was told, there … Continue reading →

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A Good Spell

Posted on November 27, 2015 by

At the core of every good lie, and every good spell, is a kernel of truth.

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कर्म

Posted on November 22, 2015 by

“People who don’t see their nature and imagine they can practice thoughtlessness all the time are liars and fools. They fall into endless space.[…] They can’t tell good from evil. […]To attain enlightenment without seeing your nature is impossible. Still others … Continue reading →

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Disclosure and Stigma

Posted on November 19, 2015 by

The following is a post that I’ve adapted from a comment I left on a Facebook thread about forcing disclosure of people living with herpes, in the acting industry where kissing is a norm.  It was a valuable conversation and … Continue reading →

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On the Radical Notion of Being Romantically Unlovable

Posted on August 4, 2015 by

I fell in love earlier this year. My time with this person was short – 2 months once you filter out the “pre-dating” period of like 2 weeks and the “oh shit this is ending” period of 2 weeks at … Continue reading →

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Good Day

Posted on July 29, 2015 by

On a good day, I think about how little you loved me and how much I loved you, and I feel only gratitude for having known you at all. On a good day, there is no intestine twisting shame in … Continue reading →

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Fragments

Posted on July 26, 2015 by

1. Montreal sits in my mouth, memories taste like green summer grass and clear blue water fountains 2. I remember your thighs; they were brown, strong lines, like mine, I thought, and I was (partly) right. 3. Shame is the kind … Continue reading →

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