Pronouns (learn how to belong) a new poem from Indigo pearl

I don't use a pronoun. As far as we're concerned, pronouns are just another way for people to “other” us. The conversation about this is important though…how do we make room for everyone and make sure we all get the…

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"Loud and Clear"- What to do when a "close friend" refuses to respect your identity and pronoun choices  

In a conversation with a fellow queer huemyn, we concluded that if a so called friend actively refuses to follow one's pronoun preferences, it's not only an act of erasure and disrespect, it is as though that person knows you…

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Now available from Free Time Book House- In the thin place by Indigo pearl

We are thrilled to announce the release of In the thin place our first publication of poems, songs and visual art, beautifully designed, illustrated and hand bound by our dear friend and collaborator Sammy Burhoe.  Follow the link  to preview…

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The ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi

Kintsugi, the art of repairing pottery with precious metals, stands in direct contrast to the “buy, use, break, throw away and replace” corporate pulse dominating current human life on Earth.  This ancient art reminds us that the story of the…

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The low low price

People are losing their humanity

burdened as they are by the details of their load

the less we have

the less we need

to worry about maintenance and protection


Freedom is thrust upon us

in the form of 

nothing

for…

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My epic electric journey with men in parking lots

Two years into the covid 19 pandemic crisis, when the choice between housing and having a car became unavoidable, I drove my zero emission Electric Vehicle across the country from Massachusetts to California.

It was my first time doing a…

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