What you'll find here (refreshed Intro Post, 8 July, 2026)
I generally post whatever is on my mind, especially contemplative and/or silly. Disability rights, queer rights, literature and the arts are perennial subjects.
With help and suggestions from many others (some of whom wished to remain anonymous) I designed the Disability Pride Flag (Which is different from the Disability Rights Flag of the U.N.). Here is the flag as designed for computer monitors, mobile phones, and other backlit screens, for the safety of people with photosensitive disabilities:
I also designed a version in fully saturated colors, which I recommend for physical media, such as actual flags, tee-shirts, print materials, etc. (Since physical media is more likely to be viewed at a distance, and atmospheric haze naturally filters bright colors). I've put the full saturation version behind the cut at the end of this post (But please use the version above for online art); a detailed explanation of its design and meaning is here.
Rest Assured: I will never make a “Reblog, or else you’re a bad person,” or “Reblog, or else bad things will happen.” post.
(Though I may ask for signal boosts, if someone is asking for specific help / advice, and needs to get their message out)
What counts as "Good Manners" around here:
Don't be mean. There's no need to be mean. Remember, wherever you go, there you are.
Praise what you enjoy before criticizing what you don't.
When you do give criticism, let it be reasoned ("It sucks!" isn’t reasoning).
Don't belittle, or mock, people for the things they enjoy (or what they don’t enjoy, either, respect people’s squicks, even if they seem odd to you).
If you must post provocative things, aim for provoking laughter, and provoking thought.
Remember that anger can splash onto innocent bystanders, and people "reading over your shoulder." If you must have an argument with someone in particular--rather than an argument for or against an idea--take it somewhere else (Send a private message or ask to the person)
When in doubt: Puns!
My blocking policy: When I get a notification that I have a new follower, I check, and I will block
Blogs I suspect of being a bot.
Ableists . (Link to the American Wikipedia article on Ableism). This includes anyone who supports for Autism Speaks; I see a blue puzzle piece, I block immediately. I will also block people who repost images, and remove the Image Descriptions.
TERFs.
Self-appointed LGBTQ+ Gatekeepers: Those who want to exclude Asexual, Aromantic, and Bi- (or Pan-) folk in M/F relationships, from the Queer Community.
Speaking of the Queer Community: Any user that tags my posts with “q-slur." Since "Queer" is widely accepted through academic consensus, I use it freely. If that word makes you uncomfortable, you would not be happy here.
Any blog (or Anon who sends a message to my Inbox) that discourages voting in United States elections.
Sillier posts, quick posts, links to videos and essays, etc., will, from here on out, be free to reblog. Posts into which I pour hours of time, thought, and research will have reblogs disabled. But they will be cross-posted from my Dreamwidth Journal at Capri0mni.dreamwidth.org/, where you will be able to reply anonymously (no need for a Dreamwidth account), though your comment will be screened until I release it.
And Finally, some self promotion:
In 2016, I wrote and self-published a chapbook, which is basically a treatise on the cultural and personal dimensions of Disability, as seen from the inside, except it's all written in poems, instead of prose. The fifth volume is out, and you can buy it in paperback, here:
A set of thirty poems that challenge the assumption "Disability means Tragedy" -- a view which has dominated Western culture for over a thou
