It must be Texas. All this splendiferous BBQ. Yes that’s it! The reason i’m hyper-aware of just how much I LOVE to floss. At least once a day. Smooth flat waxed minty wonderment. Oral health prioritized.
While playing games with my Mama after dinner one night - and flossing- I exclaimed, “Holy! flossGasm.” She gave me her well-worn, “Who IS this qweirdo I call my kid?!” look while I reveled in 1. the visceral sensations aka pleasure of pulling a brilliantly engineered piece of strong as fuck string through my teeth, pressure perfect into my gum line, and out again 2. word artistry.
‘flossGasm’ opened the floodGates- gifted more reasons to queer up language and celebrate the radical, ordinary, FABulous I enjoy on the daily. Self explanatory meets trashE meets subversive, the words on this list are tools to enjoy+decolonize the way we talk/think about sex, pleasure, love, bodies, and relationship. Yes to language’s consistent, abundant, and brilliant invitations to queer life. Enjoy, feel free to use any of the below, and keep flossing. This list is a work in progress.
flossGasm
ideaGasm- orgasmic learning, insert graphic of rockets shooting from head here
bigLakeGasm- for the love of Greatness
bikeGasm- all the parts in the right places, on machine and body
waterGasm- expansive water opens me up over and over and over and…
queerGasm- my people, queering the world
wildsGasm- NE MN thank you
pictureBookGasm- highly recommend for all book lovers and letter writers
rcGasm- risky creative and loud about it
friendGasm- the beauty, the spaciousness, the longevity, the sheer delight
letterGasm- oh the life of a letter writing artist
convoGasm- conversations with beLoveds
communityGasm- build, engage, love, de-colonize, repeat
costumeGasm- SupaDollyLove++ 4eva
gayGurlGayGasm- YA muse! I cried tears of queer++ grief and joy, outside, my back on the earth, warmed by TX sun- highly recommend all three Fat Angies
glitterGasm
dapperGasm- the suit, the shoes, the tie
rompGasm - run, walk, play, hike, blade, sweat, repeat
reproJGasm- North Texas reproductive justice badAssery. Donate here!
and finally…