- Sex-repulsion only overcome by immense, long-held trust
- Reclamation of the hyper-masculine, toxic cultures that have torn innumerable down (in my case: usa/American southern/rural reclamation of style and pushing forward of American unionism ethics)
- Snuffing out people-pleaser habits and refusing to be a fantasy to anyone
- Good manners
- Strength, which more often means vulnerability
- Disillusionment
- Knowledge of queer theory
- DIY as often as possible
- Again, denying people the fantasies they see in you
- A degree of homeliness..
- Identifying flora and fauna in nature
- Keeping what’s private, private
- Love expressed through comfort in silences, through a lack of any customer-service voice or behavior, through mutual protection and peace
- Intentional speech, low voice
- Sturdy clothes
- Working-class solidarity forever
- Paying attention: remembering the stories they tell you, remembering little details in people and songs and the world at large
sep 11 2023 ∞
apr 27 2024 +