sober & queer diaries

Author: soberqueerdiaries

  • Book finished & Ideas on the Horizon

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    The idea for my poetry book was hatched on February 1st. I sent out the finalized version to twenty different interested readers on the very last day of the month, Feb. 28. As if the project were not satisfying enough, this timeline made it even sweeter! A February passion project. I am proud of myself…

  • $1 to $10

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    Since I started working, I’ve been making Fridays an excuse for silly and cute little things. Giant breakfast burrito for dinner? Friday. Pastel pink underwear? Friday. It feels festive and yet small and flexible enough that it is celebrating the end of the work week with little pockets of joy. On the Lunar New Year,…

  • a little friendship, a little dancing, a little yoga

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    Friendship, dancing, and yoga are three things I loved about my Portland lifestyle. Randomly, in the past week, I’ve been able to recreate those things in Southern CA. I reconnected with my friend of ten years who lives in the greater LA area. She’s such a fun and outgoing presence, which means that we find…

  • divinely inspired

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    I was out at a little left-leaning book shop in East LA and stumbled upon a poetry book. The poems were witty and odd, with a lot of edginess too. I knew I would have a “moment” if I bought it and read it, and I was correct. I went to my favorite park the…

  • Employment

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    It feels good to be employed. While there’s less time for introspection, creativity, and relaxation, it adds layers to my life through connection and purpose that weren’t there before. I think my favorite part of my current job so far is that there is a major team aspect. You work closely with other team members,…

  • Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Taurus Today: Missing Past Connections and Visualizing the Future

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    Although I woke up tired today because I stayed up way past my bedtime, I feel the shift from the Aries moon to the Taurus moon. I feel a mix of things, embodied emotions and powerful thoughts. Wanting to reach out to someone I dated in 2025, genuinely missing them, but knowing it’s for the…

  • Microdosing

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    Since my last post, I became more radicalized as predicted. I am plotting to become vegan in 2026, most specifically when I move back to PDX. Until then, I will be microdosing veganism and, well, maybe macrodosing it too. My rationale? Easing in will help me build sustainable habits. I will learn how to make…

  • Value Alignment and why it’s Worth the Effort

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    For the longest time I felt weird about eating meat. Not just weird; bad. Icky, guilty, etc. I was definitely a closeted vegetarian (I am a pescatarian as of right now but I could see myself being radicalized further in the future)…(no I don’t think fish have less soul or worthiness of life, it is…

  • sardine bones

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    the creepy crunchy crunch the boney briny bunch i eat these sea-picked fishies hoping to gain their nutrients and pack a filling punch the tin is quite pleasing to look at it makes me feel like a fisherman at the sea or like someone who lives off of the rural coast I read the posts,…

  • & Just like that

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    and just like that, an era is over. you don’t know when the last time you will ever speak to someone is, the last time you’ll see their face. they meant something to you, and their impact on a specific time in your life is undeniable. when I think of certain years, I think of…