on Chosen Family/on Chronic Illness/on Deathwork & Griefwork/on Decolonizing/on Harm & Reciprocity/on Mental Health/on Queerness/the Pandemic
I write what hurts my feelings
The pain leads me to what is true.
Author: Nix Kelley
Co-parent to multiple kids. Writer. Death doula. Member of the Order of the Good Death. Seeker on the Path of Light. Queer, non-binary, & trans.
praxis is complicated and hard
I think we've all been leaving things behind as we're able.
fight like hell for the living
It is never far from my thoughts that some of us have already said our last words to those who are beloved.
unexpectedly I suddenly needed to write a poem
how can I tell you of my rage / the holy fire that makes and unmakes me
adventures in a chosen family, part two: things fall apart
Things fall apart, and in those moments, I think it’s the people you trust that make the chaos bearable.
now that I’m found, I miss being lost
...it’s beautiful to be wholly yourself. And if there is a kingdom of heaven, it’s made of people who love one another.