Arsha Adarsh @arsha@writing.exchange

I met ecstasy at a party.
she was dancing, laughing

flickering strobe lights
painting her face

her body glowing
deep. electric blue. henna

radiation exposure from black lights

music so loud
the pulse overtook my heart.

looking around
the pulse had taken everyone's.

The moon was power here
a cult against the rising of the sun

#poetry

hello! i am looking to hire a trans Jewish graphic designer to make a book cover for a funky new siddur! does this sound like it's up anyone's alley?

"Short stories, 5,000 words or less (this is not a challenge, it really can be less. Longer isn’t always better). You, the author, must identify as trans."

"There’s no thematic requirement. The work need not contain queer and trans characters or content (though by all means, it can)."

"We are paying $150 for each published short story."

"All pieces will have an accompanying illustration; I am planning to use all trans illustrators. If you are a trans illustrator and would like to be considered for this project (and potentially for future projects), email me a link to your portfolio website and a quick, two-sentence artist statement."

"We can pay you $100 for one published feature image."

"Submissions close April 30!"

https://www.autostraddle.com/call-for-submissions-trans-fiction-trans-imagination/

With a nod to Paul Simon and Art Garfunkle...

Hello darkness my old friend
OW *CENSORED* stubbed my toe again

Things autism research could be about:

- How does autism radar work?
- Do we have an easier time communucating with other autistics because our ways of communication are similar, or because we've all had to learn to accomodate the people we're talking to?
- What can be done to prevent and treat autistic burnout?
- What even *is* autistic burnout exactly?
- What effects does masking have on your mental health?
- What autistic traits are actually traits of autism, and which ones are trauma responses?
- How is a non-traumatized autistic brain work?
- How can we better accomodate autistic people?

What autism research is about:
- How do we make the autistic people stop existing?

I have a friend looking for a place or room in #portland #PDX, for as soon as possible.

She can pay 300 to 600, and would love a garage, basement or attic for storage and some kind of outdoor space.

I've met her a couple of times, she's very polite and I'm sure she'd make a good roommate for someone. Boosts encouraged!

#introduction Hello! I'm a 34-year-old mestizx #queer from Borrado territory aka Monterrey, #Mexico, but have been based in the East Midlands in the #UK for over a decade. Writer and performer, into vocal loops. Interdisciplinary, intersectional, international. Living with #ADHD #dyslexia

Interests: #decolonialism #transformativejustice #fatliberation #migration #mixedmedia

Increasingly into #decentralisation against #surveillancecapitalism and looking for #GAFAM alternatives.

Don't let Christian people tell you that what you are wearing is inappropriate and that you should cover up so that you don't disturb other people... Book of Matthew says otherwise!
@OCRbot

My partner @arsha wrote a piece about our experiences running from wildfires with a pile of baby bunnies. It also makes me tear up, and I was there.

https://writing.exchange/@arsha/105698519040376305