Away From Home
I wish I could tell you

Work Notes June 27 + 28 : Time Horizons : Planning the seasonal to the daily with nested goals, big visions, and tiny tasks live on zoom (recorded) Wednesdays and Sundays in July : A Quilt is Something Human : A 4 week class to create an improvisational quilt live on zoom (recorded) Landscapes Registration opens next week only to the waitlist just in time for Podge Thomas Notion for Writers class on June 17 September 11-14 : Quilt Camp returns hosted by Green Door Folk School in Cedar, MI with guest teacher saylem celeste and Ellen Rutt. Sewing machine and all materials provided. Sliding scale pricing and BIPOC scholarships.
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Dear Reader,
I want to tell you that today I feel behind, and I don’t like to feel behind. I feel restless, I feel sort of itchy. I want to tell you about running and about school and about not knowing if I am doing enough.
I want to tell you about the poem I wrote last year and how I rewrote it to be more poem like whatever that means because I am surrounded by poets and I still don’t think it’s good.
I want to tell you, I want to tell you how much I love pride month because I love being gay but also how