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Highlight of the summer 🌞 ☁️ Curating my first group show with 12 artists, a walkthrough of 11 zines, and hosting 7 events in 3 weeks for @goodneighborkingston’s 1st birthday.

When we first toured @thedrawkingston, I knew this exhibition was an opportunity I wanted to seize wholeheartedly. We could tell our story right in Midtown Kingston and young people would be regularly entering the space.

I wanted Dream Come True to be DIY maximalist, immersive, impressive, inspiring. For a kid to walk in and go, “Whoa, an artist in Kingston did that? I want to do that.” Just like I did when I saw the wild things artists could do growing up in Kansas City.

I have so much thanks I want to give to the people that made this exhibit possible - to the participating artists and Good Neighbor editors, to Midtown Kingston Arts District @mkadkingston staff for providing support for our show to thrive, and to all the hosts and performers of the events bringing so many folks into the space. Thank you all sincerely.

Thank you to our show sponsors @archtopfiber and @timelysignsofkingston for providing signage. These Kingston businesses made it possible for our indie art show to show up as a professional exhibition.

This celebration showed me how generous people can be when they believe in your vision and have the creativity to make it happen. It is truly a privilege to get to live in such a magical place and work with so many talented people. I could overflow with gratitude.

And a special thank you to @bridgetbadore for capturing our last day on medium format film and digital 💗 You don’t know how much these photos mean to me.

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¡Hi! It's my bday this week, and I'm celebrating by sharing new work — with you, and with any queer film nerds who'd like to partake in the 11-minute journey that is my new short film.
Muerde Sin Miedo came to me during a hot, steamy hookup under the moonlight on the beaches of Puerto Rico. There I was, sand on my knees, gagging on desire and rage. And then I wondered… where does all of this go? Does it disappear into the depths of the soil? Does it get washed away by the ocean? Will this forest remember? Will it recognize me?
I felt a tinge of excitement during my post-nut clarity. What if, epigenetically, the land could remind us of our rage? Force us to embody it? What if it could take over our bodies and fight for the land we've always called home?
I remembered being a lil baby gay learning about Diego Salcedo's drowning at the hands of Taínos, set to prove their colonizers were NOT immortal. And so they did. And so they fought back. We still fight today — we find ways to escape and resist and thrive. We find new ways to fuck and be and believe. All of that lives in our bodies, and in the body of the land that remembers it so well.
Muerde Sin Miedo is an experimental queer retelling of the death of Salcedo at the hands of Indigenous Taínos from Boriken, told through the encounter of three homos whose desire morphs into rage as the waters witness history repeat itself.
I want to thank all my friends, family, and lovers who made this possible — from hookup, to shoot, to screen. You were all part of this journey.

#MSM #MuerdeSinMiedo #QueerFilm #Experimental #16mm

¡Hola! Esta semana es mi cumpleaños y lo estoy celebrando compartiendo trabajo nuevo — con ustedes, y con cualquier nerd del cine queer que quiera meterse en el viaje de 11 minutos que es mi nuevo corto.

Muerde Sin Miedo me llegó a la mente durante un hookup bien caliente bajo la luna, en la playa, detrás de las uvas, tu sabes. Ahí estaba yo, con arena en las rodillas, ahogao’ en deseo y en rabia. Y ahí fue que me puse a pensar… ¿pa’ dónde va todo esto? ¿Se pierde en la tierra? ¿Se lo lleva el mar pa’l fondo? ¿Se acordará este bosque de mí? ¿Me reconocerá?
Me entro una emoción en esa claridad que

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EVERY PENNY COUNTS!

I want to thank everyone that has helped, you don't understand how much each donation means to my people back home. Since the earthquake struck many foundations, local organizations, social leaders and families have been raising money to help the cause.

As some of you may know, I am from Cali, Colombia and the feeling of being far from home not being able to directly volunteer is so devastating that the least I can do from the distance is raise money.

I am leaving proof of some of the receipts and screenshots from close friends and leaders we have been helping. I know it's hard to trust where your money goes, but this is truly a noble cause and we are doing everything we can to contribute.

Thank you to:
@prospectkidsacademy families for all their support.
@karilinneahughes @charlotteriv @allimlee @chalatoprak @here.be.barr
@dorely.hechoamano no @dorely.nyc y.nyc @lua.arroyov for receiving and distributing donations for Buenaventura.
@makare.92 .92 for being present in the most affected areas, helping with tools and safety equipment for rescues.
@animalsimbolico.jp alsimbolico.jp for purchasing and distributing non-perishable food, sleeping mats, baby supplies, tools, and more.
@lanabaja baja and @mesitadelamemoria tadelamemoria also raising funds here in NYC and sending help to el Chocó.
@cindycolores for helping to manage operations in the areas of greatest need

LET'S KEEP DONATING AND SHARING! COLOMBIA NEEDS ALL OUR HELP.

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✖️varias fotitos del mes y con esto les dejo:

🔥“fierce grief shadows me
💦 I hold to the memory
of ongoing loss
🪱 land stolen bodies shamed
everywhere the stench of
death and retribution
🍄 all around me
nature demands amends
spirit guides me
🐚 to take back the land
make amends
silence the cries of the lost
the lamentations
🔗 let them sleep forever sublime
knowing that we
have made a place
🌹 that can sustain us
a place of certainty
and sanctuary” 🖤
✖️bell hooks, Appalachian Elegy, poem 57

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Blood will never be as thick as water (hijo de yemaya, hermano de agua)

ILFORD HP5+ 400
Nikkon f100
Developed at @phtsdr
Mused by my brother from another mother @lanabaja

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Hi Neighbors! One more week to see our group show DREAM COME TRUE closing July 11 @thedrawkingston

Stay tuned for details for the last week of our exhibition. Post work happy hours! Sea sponge meditations! Live podcasts and karaoke, oh my!

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The June quarterly issue of @goodneighborkingston drops this Saturday, June 20 at the opening of our 1 year group show DREAM COME TRUE!

Opening reception
June 20, 2026 | 5-8pm
The DRAW Studio
24 Iwo Jima Lane
Kingston, NY

On view June 20-July 11, 2026

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🚨Today is the last day of our annual grassroots fundraising campaign!!🚨

Donate if you’ve been meaning to! Tell a friend if you already have! 💰💰💰

We appreciate you!!! 💐

🔗 Link in bio/stories or go to bit.ly/give2wave2026

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Spread the word!! 📣📣

💰If you missed our previous post - Wave is raising $15k *for this week only* to support our Language Justice work.

When you donate, you can receive a beautiful piece of Language Justice art by @lanabaja that won’t be available anywhere else!! 😍😍😍

Your donation will fund to Wave will fund:

- No cost Language Justice training & accompaniment for grassroots organizations
- Language worker training and peer support
- Sliding-scale resources for organizations seeking to transform their relationship to language

Help us continue this vital work to create a future where everyone thrives - regardless of the language they use. 🌈

Thank you 🌊💐🌊💐

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🔔🚨Fundraiser Alert🚨🔔

💧🌊Help us fill our cup!! For 1 week only, Wave is raising $15,000.

While the conditions for grassroots, nonprofit organizations have been particularly hostile the last couple of years, Wave has had the audacity to carve out a space in this sector focused solely on advancing Language Justice principles in our communities. 🦋

Wave is bold enough to invest in a hub for Language Justice workers to gather, share and connect because we know that our labor is at the heart of our movements. 💪🏽

🎁 With your donation, you can get one-of-a-kind, beautiful art, created by fellow language worker and artist Li Sierra (pictured on slide 3!).

The print is titled “Memorias”, Spanish for ‘memories’, an image reminding us how language can facilitate intergenerational connection and exchange of memories.

* All donors are entered to win a signed+framed Language Justice print! (5 available total)  
* $50+: Receive a limited-edition sticker of the artwork.

* $100+: Get a free 81/2 x 11 print of the art!

🔗🔗🔗 link in our bio & stories - & please help us spread the word!!

Thank you!!!

💰💐

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THE FIRST BOMBODY WAS EPIC ☄️

Thank you to all the talent that came together to make for a sexy, sold out time. Thank you to all the community from near & far who journeyed with us.

Until next time…

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Next up, we’ve got local legend @thejamsbond serving sonic excellence and many years in the game! You may know him from @kingston_techno or @switchsalsadancing …Maybe a Hudson Valley wedding?

Regardless, you get to experience him now for #BOMBODY , a groovy fusion party between @awdibody and @bombonesperreo 🌀

Don’t miss the presale! Hit that link in bio. Ticket count is getting low 🚨

🌱 graphic art by @lanabaja y @mercurymovesme

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