[We’re renaming the Photo Digest to Glass City, about photography, writing, creativity, and urbanism. It will be shared every other week, usually on Tuesdays, but that may be subject to change. I always struggled with what to call the newsletter. Or perhaps it’s better to use the term column, since that has a […]
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After a long hiatus, I promise we’re back for good. I’m going to try for a schedule of every 2-3 weeks for the rest of the year as I get back on my feet. I hate writing books—it’s painful, torturous, sadomasochistic. There are reasons that writers drink; it’s a compulsive, painful experience of stamina. I’m
Photographs of Gregory Halpern’s Omaha Sketchbook. I went to the University of Madison, Wisconsin in 2000, a liberal bastion in the heart of the conservative Midwest. Typically, New Yorkers stayed in the private dorms but I wanted to make friends with locals, so I chose the worst structurally of the public dorms, Ogg Hall. The
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Detail of Stacy Kranitz photograph. Okay, so this is the official email that we’re starting back up again with regularity. I like to state things loudly so I have to commit. Back to Tuesday mornings (besides this email), back to photographing, walking, and avoiding marathon work months. Or seasons. Between writing 3/4ths of a book
Hey all, I have a couple of super exciting announcements. This has been taking up all my free time lately so I’m so relieved to finally have it in place, share it, and start getting back in the regular swing of things. And sleeping. Almost there, it’s been a grind. The first is that Miwa
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Join me on Bluesky. My apologies for missing the last few months of the column. The reality is, I may not be back to regular posting for another month, but when I’m back I will be back strong and consistent. I love the idea of seasons for things, so we’ll say, Stay Tuned for Season
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Join me on Bluesky. I always believed I was introverted growing up. Usually a step too slow to beat out the extroverts, often instead watching expressions. Social situations were exhausting, but for some reason, I’d never shy away. I could be loud in small intimate groups but put me in a larger group, even great
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(*Note, join me on Bluesky. I may actually try to post articles and things I come across there, in the vein of this column. Hopefully, it can turn into a Twitter where we learn from the first-time-around mistakes.) When you feel pain, create. Last week I shared a piece exploring my liberal bubble; both
Note: All photos shown basically in the order they were shot. All coincidences are just coincidences. I walk into the Galleria deli on 24th and 10th and say hi to a fly in one of the seats, who seems to be waiting for the lunch rush to form. Can I have a chicken salad wrap
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