Rosemary @honeybrew_coffee@computerfairi.es

Maybe it's because I love hearing artists talk craft, maybe it's because in spite of being HoH I grew up in a family of musicians, I love hearing people talk about the music they make and how they make it, or other people breaking down a musician's work to its principles. Strong Song's episode on Andor and Friends at the Table Post-Mortems are great for this.

To me being a butch ain't about blue jeans and black tee shirts, flannels and boots, it isn't about fixing cars and woodworking either. Being a butch is about integrity, it's about considering others in all we do. It's about opening doors and uplifting others, it's about being the solid foundation and the rich, fertile soil in which others grow.

People aren't used to that, they aren't used to being considered, it's often scary to them. But I hope that someday everyone gets used to the feeling.

My baseline should not raise people's standards. Everyone deserves so much more love and care. And by everyone this also means you, reader

They were coming, I felt them since Sunday. Something about them makes the poetry flow a little easier

Well I did not expect to write two poems I'm happy with today but I did

Y'all I look so goddamn good today I may break my selfie rule for a sec

I love being able to take care of my friends, neighbors, and chosen family.

I made a ton of drinking valves for my community to be able to install in their masks and I'm really proud of that

Working out for the first time in two months after breaking my foot and finding relief in the fact that I haven't atrophied nearly as much as I feared and am in fact actually able to progress.

Every time I read a poetry connection half a dozen new poems grow inside of me

I thank G-d every time you tell me how to help. I thank G-d every time I can make it a little easier for you

Have we considered that meter is evil and cannot touch me for I am pure of whimsical goodness

Shoutouts to Clementine Kesh, the worst to ever do it

Maybe it's because I'm a prettyboy

It's funny how before I embraced butchness everyone called me a butch and masc (throughout the early years of the pandemic my lovers would make "gotta make sure I bring my masc" jokes as they grab my hand and head towards the door). But now that I actually embraced butchness I've been called a femme so often???

What do you mean their compassion and kindness moves me to grow a deeper love and appreciation for bugs? I was already mostly there but my fear is /gone/