shel

The Transsexual Chofetz Chaim

Mutant, librarian, poet, union rabble rouser, dog, Ashkenazi Jewish. Neuroweird, bodyweird, mostly sleepy.


I write about transformative justice, community, love, Judaism, Neurodivergence, mental health, Disability, geography, rivers, labor, and libraries; through poetry, opinionated essays, and short fiction.


I review Schoolhouse Rock! songs at @PropagandaRock


Website (RSS + Newsletter)
shelraphen.com/
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in reply to @masklayer's post:

uh uhm fuck ok
orange apple banana uh plums? Figs! that's like what 5? Ok there's definitely more. Tangerines are probably different to oranges, idk I don't eat either. Are berries fruits? Probably not. Oh tomatos are fruits! ok so that's 7
uh 3 more let's go grape. Grapefruit. Starfriuit. Oh that unlocked a whole bunch of fruit ninja related memories so I could get like 15 of these.

Doing edible fruits native to my vague geographic region:

  • toyon
  • gooseberry
  • currant
  • garden huckleberry (black nightshade)
  • coast barberry
  • lemonade sumac
  • huckleberry (actually huckleberry) (I had no idea they grew this far south tbh)
  • holly-leaved cherry
  • Pacific blackberry
  • manzanita