Library shelves with lightbulbs which cast a warm light.

Just call me Ash

Thoughts on mental health, neurodiversity, polyamory and kink

The Art of Doing Nothing

Blog
Someone laying in the grass, looking up at the sky.

As some of you may know, I’m a pretty devoted Bullet Journal user. It’s one of the few ADHD methods that really works for me, and I’ve been consistently using a Bullet Journal for close to 4 years now. That’s longer than pretty much any habit I’ve formed, except for morning coffee.

5 min read

Book talk: the day after Halloween

Blog
A person wearing grey socks, with a book and a pumpkin

I’d told myself that I’d give my book a fair shot by marketing it until Halloween. After that, I’d take a break. It’s been 2 months since I released the book, time to look back and reflect a bit.

5 min read

Emotional Bleed

Blog
Two bottles of ink, spilling and mixing

This week has been amazing and awful at the same time. Last weekend, my kitten tested positive for Covid. Since we’d seen each other a lot in the days before, chances were I’d caught it too, so I decided to stay with her for the week. The reasoning was two-fold: I didn’t want her to be home sick by herself, but also I didn’t want to risk making my nesting partner sick as well.

3 min read

Clippy

Fiction

My mom called me today to ask how I was doing. It was so good to hear her voice, to talk about how my day went.

5 min read

That moment of perfect compersion

Blog
Two hands seen in a sunset, making a heart-shape

I’ve written a lot about my fear and insecurities in connection with poly, so today, let me write about a moment of happiness and beauty.

1 min read

That one time in the elevator

Blog
An elevator control panel, in dark brushed metal.

When I was in my late 20s, my partner and I visited Yaoicon in San Francisco. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, it’s a form of manga dealing with romance and sex between men, aimed mostly at women.

2 min read

Running low on happy juice

Blog
A deflated smiley balloon, lying discarded in the street.

I can feel it. Suddenly, I have a deep urge yo flirt with people, to post nudes, anything to get a boost.

1 min read