Or at least that’s what people say to me. — I’ve only been a nomad for about a month, so it catches me up short when people ask, “Where are you from?” I generally pause for a moment or two before saying, “I’m a nomad.” This week I was asked by a woman in an excellent homemade ice cream shop…

the pink moon — autumn starts with red edges creeping inward toward the center of the leaves imperceptible unless the light catches them until they catch fire turning brilliant and unmistakable spring comes from the middle from the branches’ bulging buds turning red with rising sap until they burst out green flowers flattening into leaves…

They are all in your mind. — You all know about the Gender Binary. You may not know it by that name, but you know all about it. It is the idea that there are two sexes (XX and XY) which lead to two genders (Female and Male). The problem is that neither of these things actually…

But I can (mostly) deal with it — I was seven years old and got separated from my mother in a grocery store. I wasn’t scared, but I wanted to find her. I retraced our steps. No luck. I scanned the women in all the aisles. I peered at all the people in the checkout lines, but I…

And probably not of yours, either. — I am sitting in my kitchen in an Airbnb in Portugal reading the New York Times. The Senate has passed a Gay Marriage bill, and it will, most likely, win approval from the House. I read about the exclusions. Of course, religious institutions are exempt from having to recognize Gay…

A precarious world of our own — I was on another continent when the Cub Q shooting happened. I read about it from the safety of a couch in Portugal. My throat closed, and my heart began to pound. My mind cycled through all the people I know and calculated the chances that they were in the…

a life on the road — on the road time is measured in miles and spent in moments the days are open expanding into forests, and painting, and city streets explored and imagined the nights crash into mornings as the sun creeps in and time slows to take in the angles of possibility there are no…

He was also my dentist — My mom had a seizure disorder and took Dilantin while she was pregnant with me. This was really the start of my teeth trouble. It turns out that one of the side effects of taking this medication while pregnant is that it robs the fetus of calcium. When you have…

And good for you! — People are not quitting their jobs. They are reclaiming their time. You are hired to work a certain number of hours. Once you have done this. You have fulfilled your obligations. When society derides you for doing more, they are really telling that you are only of value when you…