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Untitled, Written for TDOR 2023

I wish that people knewThat when you choose to slough off the egg And become the you that will be That yes, the shape of the body changes But what changes so much more Is the shape of the heart I wish that people knew That when your heart finally wakes up And you finallyContinue reading “Untitled, Written for TDOR 2023”

Untitled

There’s a certain type of compliment That you get When you’re a woman like me And you manage to go out in public And cross the street gracefully in heels Or choose the right lipstick Or braid your hair cleanly And that type of compliment Comes with a certain stare And with a fawning over-praiseContinue reading “Untitled”

No Longer In Texas

So, I’ve been silent for a while, but it’s been with a fruitful cause: I’ve been moving. I have vacated my old home in Austin, TX and I’ve relocated to the Pacific Northwest. Two weeks in, and I have to say that things are really going pretty well, and I think it’s about time toContinue reading “No Longer In Texas”

Covid, it never ends.

Seriously, someone in our house has had the thing for nearly this whole month. And we keep on testing positive staggered with each other. I’m so exhausted by it.

The Trans Rubicon

Hi, it’s been a long time, blog. I do believe this is a better home for my stuff than most venues, and as I start doing real writing more, I expect this place to be more active again. The below was written for an Austin spoken word sexuality confessional performance event. It appears I willContinue reading “The Trans Rubicon”

Death Penalty

I remember the exact moment I became opposed to the death penalty. It was June 12, 2001, the day after Timothy McVeigh’s execution. They innovated a sort of “closed-captioning execution viewing” thing because of the sheer number of victims and the difficulty of getting them all in the execution chamber. And I rememmber sitting andContinue reading “Death Penalty”

On the Alaska Special election

OK, I promised to revisit this, so here I am revisiting this. Alaska’s current system is as follows: The “primary” is an at-large race with all candidates on one ballot, irrespective of party. Voters get a single vote. All but the top four candidates are eliminated. Then, in the “general”, voters rank choice the topContinue reading “On the Alaska Special election”

On Alcubierre Warp Drives

OK, I’ve read this article that I’ve been asked about a few times now. Background (general relativity):There is a hard limit to speeds that objects can take in special relativity that generalizes to general relativity. This is the famous “you can’t go faster than the speed of light” claim, which, I’d argue, in the caseContinue reading “On Alcubierre Warp Drives”

My court packing scheme

If the Barrett nomination goes through and the Democrats subsequently get the trifecta, this would be my response: Pass a bill that expands the supreme court to 11 justices, name two appointees Propose a constitutional amendment that: Sets the court at nine justices permanently Sets the tenure of a justice to 18 years, nonrenewable, withContinue reading “My court packing scheme”

On “the magical founders”

In response to Barrett, a pretty great op-ed in the NYT. This is the main point I’ve ever harped on with the “Originalism” thing. The equal protection clause of the 14th amendment fundamentally changes the entire constitution. it touches every word that comes before it. To talk about the “original public meaning” of, say, theContinue reading “On “the magical founders””