Journal: “There is a Rapture on the Lonely Shore” [Week of May 16]
Writerly Things
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Studio
Cicada tucked inside plastic, amber medical container (found inside an abandoned hospital in Philadelphia)
Puppet for a video short
Sketchbook collage: photos and vintage encyclopedia illustrations
I live near a typewriter repair/sales shop, which is on the verge of closing. One day I went inside to take a peek, and the owner gave me this typewriter for free because he loved my bicycle and said I had “pizzazz.” I use it for something almost every day.
Ear Candy
Hula hoop music. (Yes, really.) From Jacopetti and Prosperi’s 1971 mondo Addio Zio Tom (Goodbye Uncle Tom).
Etc.
Centerfolds in Philadelphia
My Miami pics suffered from inebriated shaky syndrome — and shaky pools and beaches are kind of boring (sorry for failing you). Florida isn’t my favorite place in the world, but Miami has this amazing bygone motel culture that is kitsch-sleaze perfection.
