Squeeze the Wheeze

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50-Word Micro Essay 13: Trans Rage

Just as I revel in my people’s joy and pride, I am here for—and because of—trans rage.  I did not get a choice in the politicization of my own life.  So, here I am, wielding my power with my own two hands.  Am I making you uncomfortable yet?

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50-Word Micro Essay 10: Sensitivity

My emotions have been called disproportionate. My nervous system, overactive. I am riled up by the smallest wrinkle in the fabric of my shirt. My flesh often feels too tight for comfort. I ride it out, rinse, and repeat. I live with thin skin and a brain made of glass.

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50-Word Micro Essay 6: Good Future

Every now and then when the light is just right, I see a good future shining up ahead. This fog is dense and drowning, but I reach for the glimmers. I blow gently on the sparks. I tend the flames with affection. Someday, I will bask in warmth. Someday soon.

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50-Word Micro Essay 4: Anticipation

Today my doctor told me there is a “decent possibility,” and so again, I wait. I wait for insurance approvals, hospital appointments, each and every test result. I’m no stranger to wishing for whichever words are the right ones. Days, months, years tick by, and I wait for more waiting.

#Spoonie #NEISvoid #ChronicIllness #ChronicallyIll #CreativeWriting #CreativeNonfiction #Essay #Writing #Writer #MicroBlog #MicroEssay #50Words

50-Word Micro Essay 3: Destruction Myth

We are led to believe that the greatest threat to ourselves is each other.  But I wonder: Who am I if not a beam of light bending, bouncing off those around me, my fellow creatures? I am a lively and fleshy collage...learning, morphing, living...in reply. We create one another. 

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50-Word Micro Essay 1: On Love

I’ve heard some people say that you can’t really love another person without being able to love yourself, but I’ve learned that the reverse is often truer: We figure out how to receive and embody goodness by being surrounded by it. We know love is there because we live it.

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Kaya koorda,

On the 26th, which is not a date to celebrate, people in and out of Australia might like to look at and listen to the wonderful languages that resonate in the lands of Australia.

Don't know where to look?
You can find out and listen to them here, with speakers recording the 50 words project here:

https://50words.online/

More information's available at https://gambay.com.au/

#50words #indigenous #language #firstlanguages
#australia #nyoongar #noongar

If there are any other Nyoongar speakers here or other first languages speakers it might be nice to exchange some conversation.