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variations on a theme by elizabeth bishop, john murillo

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imagine all the places you could hotbox in if you were 1" tall

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what they don’t tell you about uncluttering your countertops/tables/general spaces is you’ll think it’s dumb as hell & allow it to all pile up because the idea of organizing and removing shit is daunting but once you do it and step back and See how things look without clutter you will feel as though you just snorted a line.

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Cigarettes should have a little maze game on the back or a crossword

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psychoanalyzing the gender/identity dichotomy between ice skating and ice hockey and coming to the more objectively correct conclusion that ice hockey is rooted in motherly feminine behavior of protecting the nest and that ice skating is about masculine peacocking of one's own physical prowess in seeking a mate

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guy in the frozen food aisle walking around with his hands behind his back like he's at a museum

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love shakespeare. did a hamlet run tonight, looked someone dead in the eye to say “am i a coward?” during a speech and the fucker shrugged and nodded

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Kellie Smith

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The Ama (sea women) are a group of japanese divers famous for collecting pearls.

Even in modern times, ama dive without scuba gear or air tanks, making them a traditional sort of free-diver.

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I miss 80s/90s film cinematography and set design so deeply… everything looks so rich and textured and orange and sweaty and cluttered… when I see a modern movie shot on digital where everyone’s clothes look steam pressed off a studio rack and the interiors are harshly lit and bare as a showroom I throw up in my mouth. and a little dribbles out

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Window appreciation post

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Abandonment issues, Thomas Jorion

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DEFECT BUTTON FROM CAROL CHRISTIAN POELL

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on tragedy, fate, and inevitability.

oresteia, robert icke // theatre of the oppressed, augusto boal // song of achilles, madeline miller // the book thief, markus zusak // antigone, jean anouilh // revisiting mockingjay ahead of the hunger games prequel, entertainment weekly // romeo and juliet, shakespeare // h of h playbook, anne carson // war of the foxes, richard siken // the road to hell (reprise), hadestown // planet of love, richard siken // they both die at the end, adam silvera

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it hurts me an unimaginable amount that the summer reminds me of you

Against Silence - Frank Bidart // original photography // notcool5836 on tiktok // 'he loves me, he loves me not enough' - Cammie Dennis // @chloeinletters // Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude - Ross Gay // original writing // literally me // original photography // @ryebreadgf

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Current textiles project, can the grotesque ever be beautiful? #mine #textiles