Margin Tianya Zheng
@marginalnotes.bsky.social
郑天涯, they/them/TA (彳也). Philosopher, artist, awakener. A person of yin and yang. Musicking, mathing, writing, dreaming boldly.
Check out my website: philosopherartistawakener.com
And my Substack: marginalnotes.substack.com
Check out my website: philosopherartistawakener.com
And my Substack: marginalnotes.substack.com
Initially I thought the party analogy was about getting tired with a party and wanting to leave…But that’s not what the analogy ended up being, which made me realize that my views on death may be slightly unusual.
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The afterlife
How do beliefs about death shape life?
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August 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Initially I thought the party analogy was about getting tired with a party and wanting to leave…But that’s not what the analogy ended up being, which made me realize that my views on death may be slightly unusual.
open.substack.com/pub/marginal...
open.substack.com/pub/marginal...
“Enough,” a song I wrote in solidarity with Palestinians. Poem by Fadwa Tuqan, translated by Naomi Shihad Nye and Salma Khadra Jayyusi
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Enough
A song written in solidarity with Palestinians
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June 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Enough,” a song I wrote in solidarity with Palestinians. Poem by Fadwa Tuqan, translated by Naomi Shihad Nye and Salma Khadra Jayyusi
marginalnotes.substack.com/p/enough-son...
marginalnotes.substack.com/p/enough-son...
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Manule - najpiękniejsze kotki świata
June 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Manule - najpiękniejsze kotki świata
Giving Bluesky a try again after abandoning Instagram (and Twitter, though I was never very active there) and limiting my Facebook engagement mostly to groups that post music gigs.
I’m Margin like that on a page. Check out my work at philosopherartistawakener.com and @marginalnotes on Substack!
I’m Margin like that on a page. Check out my work at philosopherartistawakener.com and @marginalnotes on Substack!
Margin Tianya Zheng 郑天涯
Margin Tianya Zheng | 郑天涯 (b. 2001) is a neuroqueer performer-composer, interdisciplinary creator, maths-lover, & educator striving for justice, care, & joy.
philosopherartistawakener.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Giving Bluesky a try again after abandoning Instagram (and Twitter, though I was never very active there) and limiting my Facebook engagement mostly to groups that post music gigs.
I’m Margin like that on a page. Check out my work at philosopherartistawakener.com and @marginalnotes on Substack!
I’m Margin like that on a page. Check out my work at philosopherartistawakener.com and @marginalnotes on Substack!
"Healing begun"
Reflections upon being discharged from the psych hospital
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Reflections upon being discharged from the psych hospital
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Healing, begun
Reflections upon being discharged from the psych hospital
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October 24, 2023 at 1:04 PM
"Healing begun"
Reflections upon being discharged from the psych hospital
marginalnotes.substack.com/p/healing-be...
Reflections upon being discharged from the psych hospital
marginalnotes.substack.com/p/healing-be...
New Substack post! This one's pretty nerdy, to be honest -- I love psychological theory.
"The role of grief in depression and mania: What Inside Out teaches us"
An analysis of the 2015 animated film through a psychoanalytic perspective
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"The role of grief in depression and mania: What Inside Out teaches us"
An analysis of the 2015 animated film through a psychoanalytic perspective
open.substack.com/pub/marginal...
The role of grief in depression and mania: What Inside Out teaches us
An analysis of the 2015 animated film through a psychoanalytic perspective
open.substack.com
September 28, 2023 at 3:48 AM
New Substack post! This one's pretty nerdy, to be honest -- I love psychological theory.
"The role of grief in depression and mania: What Inside Out teaches us"
An analysis of the 2015 animated film through a psychoanalytic perspective
open.substack.com/pub/marginal...
"The role of grief in depression and mania: What Inside Out teaches us"
An analysis of the 2015 animated film through a psychoanalytic perspective
open.substack.com/pub/marginal...
New Substack post!
"After college, beginning to unschool"
Reflections on my frustrated educational desires and the learning-liberated future that awaits me.
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Likes, comments, and shares highly encouraged!
"After college, beginning to unschool"
Reflections on my frustrated educational desires and the learning-liberated future that awaits me.
marginalnotes.substack.com/p/after-coll...
Likes, comments, and shares highly encouraged!
September 16, 2023 at 7:54 AM
New Substack post!
"After college, beginning to unschool"
Reflections on my frustrated educational desires and the learning-liberated future that awaits me.
marginalnotes.substack.com/p/after-coll...
Likes, comments, and shares highly encouraged!
"After college, beginning to unschool"
Reflections on my frustrated educational desires and the learning-liberated future that awaits me.
marginalnotes.substack.com/p/after-coll...
Likes, comments, and shares highly encouraged!
A short Substack post I wrote a couple days ago exploring my complicated thoughts and feelings about being on psych meds.
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Reflections on psych meds
Navigating uncertainties around diagnosis, side effects, and the underlying meanings of extreme states.
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September 7, 2023 at 9:06 PM
A short Substack post I wrote a couple days ago exploring my complicated thoughts and feelings about being on psych meds.
open.substack.com/pub/marginal...
open.substack.com/pub/marginal...
Good to know!
A few weeks ago I learned that pepper plant leaves are edible. Today I decided to cook some up along with some pink oyster mushrooms that I just harvested. Amazing. I now need to research all the other edible plant parts that we waste out of ignorance.
August 25, 2023 at 4:16 PM
Good to know!
I am too alive for this world, and that makes me feel dead.
Giving myself grace today, listening to my bodymind telling me to slow down.
I do wish though that I could rest and not have to go anywhere (especially to work).
Giving myself grace today, listening to my bodymind telling me to slow down.
I do wish though that I could rest and not have to go anywhere (especially to work).
August 23, 2023 at 12:34 PM
I am too alive for this world, and that makes me feel dead.
Giving myself grace today, listening to my bodymind telling me to slow down.
I do wish though that I could rest and not have to go anywhere (especially to work).
Giving myself grace today, listening to my bodymind telling me to slow down.
I do wish though that I could rest and not have to go anywhere (especially to work).
“On Madness”
Illness, wellness, and welcoming yourself home
“But once you embark on this journey of Seeking, you welcome yourself home. Nothing may yet be clear to you, yet so much is becoming.”
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Illness, wellness, and welcoming yourself home
“But once you embark on this journey of Seeking, you welcome yourself home. Nothing may yet be clear to you, yet so much is becoming.”
marginalnotes.substack.com/p/on-madness
On Madness
Illness, wellness, and welcoming yourself home.
marginalnotes.substack.com
August 22, 2023 at 9:24 PM
“On Madness”
Illness, wellness, and welcoming yourself home
“But once you embark on this journey of Seeking, you welcome yourself home. Nothing may yet be clear to you, yet so much is becoming.”
marginalnotes.substack.com/p/on-madness
Illness, wellness, and welcoming yourself home
“But once you embark on this journey of Seeking, you welcome yourself home. Nothing may yet be clear to you, yet so much is becoming.”
marginalnotes.substack.com/p/on-madness
“The intercrossings of Queerness and Neurodivergence”
Are two concepts and identities, in some cases, actually the same?
https://marginalnotes.substack.com/queerness-neurodivergence
If you appreciate my writing, please like, share, and subscribe! Comment too and I will respond :)
Are two concepts and identities, in some cases, actually the same?
https://marginalnotes.substack.com/queerness-neurodivergence
If you appreciate my writing, please like, share, and subscribe! Comment too and I will respond :)
The intercrossings of Queerness and Neurodivergence
Are two concepts and identities, in some cases, actually the same?
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August 20, 2023 at 10:55 PM
“The intercrossings of Queerness and Neurodivergence”
Are two concepts and identities, in some cases, actually the same?
https://marginalnotes.substack.com/queerness-neurodivergence
If you appreciate my writing, please like, share, and subscribe! Comment too and I will respond :)
Are two concepts and identities, in some cases, actually the same?
https://marginalnotes.substack.com/queerness-neurodivergence
If you appreciate my writing, please like, share, and subscribe! Comment too and I will respond :)