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Dear Reader,

Today is the great undoing, the great stitch me up and spit me out. The spacious day I’ve wanted for so long but was too afraid to give myself, even as bravery has coursed through my body. Today is top surgery day.

I wrote about having previous surgeries for paid subscribers last week which you can read here.

There is so much about transness I see in improvisational quilting. Going against the pattern, ripping things apart until you get the right shape, stitching lines that are rarely straight but hold steady. Taking a long time to finish one part but getting to the next step and flying through it. To be trans is to be constantly quilting, rearranging, puzzle pieces of skin and bone.

Yesterday I shipped the quilt pictured above to Joan who participated in Quilt Camp last year, my favorite place to be. It was the superstar quilt in the show, the first thing you spotted when you walked in, and I almost wished no one would buy it. I can’t think of a better home for it than with Joan.

If you’ve taken my quilt class before, online or in person, you may enjoy coming to Flexible Office, the experimental co-working space I’ve run since 2022. A new season starts a week from today and we meet Mondays and Thursdays from 9-11am EST for two months.

I am also teaching Quilt in a Weekend in person at the beautiful Green Door Folk School right up the road in Cedar, MI May 16 + 17. The 17th is also my fifteen year sobriety birthday so we can celebrate the gift of life while we quilt. Beautiful housing right there on the farm, we’re sure to have a good time.

In the days ahead, my work is simple: rest, breathe, receive. Let myself be carried for a while. I’ve felt so held by this community in the lead-up to today—by your notes, your stories, your quiet witnessing. Thank you for walking with me into this threshold. All of this—surgery, quilts, classrooms, co-working—is the same practice for me: paying attention to what wants to change, and staying long enough to help it happen.

Come celebrate the release of The Practice of Attention with me in Boulder, CO on Wednesday March 18 at Boulder Bookstore. Tickets are $5.

When you pre-order the book you automatically get two free bonuses : The Attention Audit Workbook and a seven day digital detox email course called No Signal

Love seeing the book included in The Money Healing Book Club list

Stuck with Notion? Stop learning alone. 9 live workshops in 2026 building real systems together. Go from confused to proficient. $147 (or 3 × $49)

Polar nights, northern lights, and lots of sttiching & community. Retreat on Svalbard, Norway. Early registration discount extended until February 5.

Filmmaker who considers Jane Goodall an expander available to film portals: birth, death, wedding, art show, workshop. 4K digital, Super 8, mini DV.

Are you film-curious? Holly, aka A Queer Photog, is offering 1:1 mentorship for photographers who want to make analog magic. All skill levels welcome!

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