Category Archives: books

Just like a paperback novel, the kind the drugstores sell

No secret, I love books. Take a piece of paper, fold it in half, in half again, staple it along the spine and I will love it infinitely more than in it’s original 8.5″ x 11″ formation. I made my … Continue reading

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But don’t you remember that you once said that you liked happy endings?

Some before bed reading… B: The end of photobooks. I’m finishing up a book and have been stuck on the last 5-10 pages for a few months. Keep waiting for writers block to let up, but – a watched painting … Continue reading

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There you were in your underwear, all alone, drawing comics for your church

Some photo stuff that both irks and intrigues me: Photographic Clichés | Martin Parr. Dead on. I’m a #2, #4, and maybe a little #3. And Martin Parr is awesome. His corny flash website with way too much Cooper made … Continue reading

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Her doorbell plays a bar of Stephen Foster, Her sister never left and look what it cost her.

…And I’ll make a career, out of writing sad songs and getting paid by the tear. As I was waiting for the Spadina streetcar today (headphones blaring, weighed down by party snacks and kodachrome) a *super* friendly girl with the … Continue reading

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Now there’s no leaving New York

Guess what opens today?! [PDF Postcard] If you are in or near Brooklyn, go check it out! Title credit: The National, So Far Around the Bend

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Got your P.G. Wodehouse novels and your telephone, got your plates and stainless steel, got that way of never saying what you really feel.

Let’s make a stack of books! A Year in Reviews – Call for writers – Deadline: Feb 11 | Anchorless Press Just posted an FAQ section if you are curious what this review call is all about. Title credit: The … Continue reading

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Thank you for the flowers and the book by Derrida

One of the frustrating things about being new to a city (relatively, well, despite CRA specs, I think you need a minimum of 365 days to *actually* establish residency in a new place) is finding out I missed something awesome … Continue reading

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But I used to wait at a diner a million nights without her, praying she won’t cancel again tonight

Been awhile since I posted some strictly text journally ramblings. So, after news that a project I have been looking forward to has fallen through, it feels like a good time to take stock of things that are confirmed and … Continue reading

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No matter how smart you are, how could you know?

One great effin weekend in Rochester, NY. Lots of stuff to fill my notebook. Jason Fulford was a highlight. Reaffirming my belief that there is more than one way to skin a cat connect a group of photographs. Stay tuned … Continue reading

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Wipin’ out the traces of the people and the places that I’ve been.

Have been thinking a lot about walking and photography. (It’s hard not to think about walking when you are dog-sitting for a very sweet, but very active pup in a city with sidewalks that go on forever.) Walked to the … Continue reading

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