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Month: August 2021

Short Story Excerpt//Trouble in Paris (working title)

Authors Note: This is a little excerpt from a short story I’m working on. This will most likely be deleted … More

excerpts, Fiction, murder mystery, paris, short story, short story excerpt

Photography//Manchester, United Kingdom

Note: The violinist is called Katie Couriel

black and white photography, manchester, Photography

#Ghosted//Essay

They tell us that the world doesn’t owe us anything, that people don’t owe us anything. In their view, the … More

depression, love, mental health, mental illness, Poetry, writing

Appreciation vs Attention//Twitter Thread

Here is a Twitter thread that I composed yesterday where I discussed my recent decision to take a break from … More

appreciation, ignorance, mental health, mental illness, writing

Street Photography .0

black and white photography, Photography

Twitter//Tanka Poem

they shit on you fromgilded thrones with amethyst stones that give them allthe power to pick you up and throw … More

Poetry, social media, tanka, twitter

The Morning After//Photography

black and white photorgraphy, Photography

ole’ ricky//tanka

After American Beauty (1999)  talk to me through the gaps in your shaded window whisper sweet nothings into my tiger balm ears press your … More

american beauty, film, Poetry, tanka

beauty in the world//haibun

After American Beauty (1999)  we talk about life as we talk about death, with a fondness that only gets sweeter … More

american beauty, film, kevin spacey, Poetry

Wedding Bells//Haiku & Photography

lemon scented trickswith rose gold hearts and feathersvenus rules us all

black and white photography, haiku, Photography, Poetry, wedding, wedding photography

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