Introduction
spoilers within
This post is more akin to a story pitch and would not be a suitable introduction for the book as currently conceived. Please skip if you wish to experience the project in its intended form going forward.
spoilers within
This post is more akin to a story pitch and would not be a suitable introduction for the book as currently conceived. Please skip if you wish to experience the project in its intended form going forward.
Blog page: 1 | 2 For the record | Edited to Add A For this year's Pride Month I aspire to share something gay every day | Body Positivity | Adapting Familiar Corporate Structures | Taking a break | Queerness ≤ Diverse | Learning how to be | Being centered in the self is GAY. Feeling good is GAY. B On Building a Respectful Communications System | Taking a break A Streaming my life B Getting to know the Starling A To My Fellow Creatives & brain users 2024 (I believe) Planet Be writing update Winter '24/'25 Thrice Upon 3 Times 2025 writing journals: School is for Life | Stories of Starling & Earthling
I had the idea of merging my life into my story! Because at least one of the characters will be very much like me. I had originally conceived of this blog as being the story. That is very much not the case currently.
The sections labeled “A” are potential material produced by the alienated Artist. There are 2 diegetic (in-universe) audiences for this material: the disaffected engineer, Scientist or intern who facilitates Artist (“Starling”) being launched into space; and Earthling (or custodian or ??) who embraces Artist's message on Planet B. See later entry here:
I began this entry on my personal blog.[1]
Body Positivity I enjoy being naked in my house. I live alone but I do believe if I lived with others I would appreciate a clothing optional home. I believe I would appreciate a clothing optional world — optional means each person decides what they wear. I believe some locations would want to require clothing, for safety reasons not shame-based reasons.
It is my “extreme” position that humanity must love all humans. That includes every human's body. (And mind!) There is more to biology than sexuality. There is no reason to have to wear clothes except for comfort. (Safer = More Comfortable, when all variables are considered).
And what of the risk of a rise in violent sexual attacks? Pledging to Respect Consent is central to the the social compact.
Queerness ≤ Diverse [1]
In yesterday's #GayEveryDay [2] post I began by talking about my love for being naked and detoured to the imaginary happier planet I'm creating.
I may not have said why I label yesterday's musings gay.
Learning how to be True belief in autonomy necessitates altering my conception of reality. I am noticing that I spend too much time wondering what others think. Any amount of time and energy on matters beyond my control reduces my success in what I actually can control.
The first material below, in Section B, represents potential granular debates on Planet B to build a better world. The purpose of this story is to show an improved society and how to get there. I believe that the way readers will encounter this (dull) material is through research by Starling into zir influence on Planet B. Scenes can be faded into and out of as a way of showing that a great deal of collaborative thinking has gone into the social changes. It should be understood that this work is always ongoing, imperfect, democratically adjusted. On Planet B democracy works. Figuring out how to make that possible is still a mystery to me, the author. The idea of this story is that receiving a visitor from a dying world (“The Starling”) sufficiently shocks the system of Planet B that change is possible.
On Building a Respectful Communications System All interpersonal communications are to be separated into push and pull delivery.