CLH Words

Author: chamomileharrison

  • Voting with our words

                   Let’s talk about language and how it shapes our understanding of current events. I recently read two news articles that made me very angry. As a general rule, when something on the internet makes me mad, I try not to engage with it (don’t feed the trolls, as the…

  • Unmasking Transness

    While  I talk about my transness and my AuDHD here, everything I say below also applies to my other later diagnosed/realized disabilities. I specifically did not talk about my POTS or EDS here because while they are important, they are not an identity I relate to as much as my…

  • The Fire

    You should read Discworld. I feel like I am always recommending Terry Prachett to anyone who will listen (and many who won’t), and for good reason. While I have only read a dozen or so of his books (not even close to half of Discworld) every one I have read,…

  • Trans Armor

    For more on my chainmaille, including to request commissions, visit chamscharmsandchains.com . To learn more about the amazing work Sky Cubacub is doing (and check out their amazing zine! It’s how I first found out about their work), visit their site rebirthgarments.com I make chainmaille. I have for years. I…

  • Do Not Obey in Advance

    We are less than a month into Trump’s second term. Emotions are high, for good reasons. I see a lot of fear and anger at what he has (tried) to do, and what he will do. Emotions are good. They are a tool, a motivation. We must use them, channel…

  • On Joy

    Let’s talk about joy. Specifically, let’s talk about trans joy. Trans joy is a term often used in the trans community (though I have also heard—and experienced—crip and/or queer joy, though those terms are used less often) to refer to the euphoria and…joy that often comes with being trans. Trans…

  • Spreading Queer Joy at the Farmer’s Market

    Content warning for this piece: Discussion of threats of violence and use of the f-slur Side note: Please check out the work of Sky Cubacub at Rebirth Garments out of Chicago. Sky’s work as a queercrip fashion designer and their zine on radical visibility have shaped my thought on queer…

  • Harry Potter and the Cis Privilege

                   I really do not want to be writing this. If it were up to me, we would all forget about Harry Potter and its nazi author would be relegated to the obscurity of mid-level pub trivia questions. Unfortunately, it seems like some of y’all haven’t gotten the message.               …

  • Healing is work

    The world demands burnout and trauma. The society we built means that almost everyone will experience some type of trauma at one point, and be burnt out, often perpetually. Capitalism means and white supremacy ensure it. I have been thinking a lot about this lately as I have been fighting…

  • Enough

    Note on language: I use the term the occupation here instead of Israel. While I no longer recall where exactly I heard this, I believe that this phrasing refuses to legitimize the state of Israel, as they are a colonial state occupying stolen land. Nothing I do seems like enough.…