berkeley, ca. where the line at cheese board used to be.; 6 april 2020 // dickies & bunny slippers.; 6 april 2020 rain & detritus.; 5 april 2020 peeking out.; 9 april 2020 over the power lines.; 9 april 2020 matronic in our living room; 11 april 2020.
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life and death in one hour.
tiny book #1, ca. 2000 - 2006 // photographed by pan ellington. i first wrote this line on the very first page of the very first tiny notebook i ever carried. begun years ago, the specific number of which i will forgo mentioning here. it was one of those lines that tend to pop into … Continue reading life and death in one hour.
a grippa film screens for ‘ya.
i was feeling under the weather this week and spent a good deal of time in front of the widescreen, hence this epic rec post instead of the usual, rather skimpy posts on the dastardly facebook page. i'm also finding myself cutting back on the news, because i don't know about you, but for me … Continue reading a grippa film screens for ‘ya.
for Our love & for that morning.
alcatraz federal prison, 22 november 2018; photographed by pan ellingtonI stood on the top deck at the back of the boat, hands in my pockets, wondering at the depth and warmth of the darkness and the very bright light of the moon. It would be my first adventure without Her, something I’d wanted to see … Continue reading for Our love & for that morning.
the north lawn legacy of george herbert walker bush.
trump magazine covers by artist edel rodriguez; 2016–2018.I’ve been sitting here watching all of America lose it’s mind for the past five days, extolling the virtues of former President and World War II Navy Hero George Herbert Walker Bush, who passed away peacefully last Friday at the age of ninety-four surrounded by loved ones and … Continue reading the north lawn legacy of george herbert walker bush.
against the dying of the light — the third piece.
25 june 2018; photographed by pan ellington.“I suppose it’s like the ticking crocodile, isn’t it? Time is chasing after all of us.” I’ve been staring at this blank page for months now, feeling the weight of Her death, the dichotomy that its sudden tragedy being years in the making, the meaning it has & will … Continue reading against the dying of the light — the third piece.
brave. for beatrice.
for bea, 7 july 2018; written & photographed by pan ellington. Have you ever watched the narrative of your life fold back upon itself in variations of the same theme, playing itself out in repeating patterns over the years? Most of the time I can’t help but fucking laugh. This time, though, there’s really nothing … Continue reading brave. for beatrice.
requiem for elizabeth webster – my bird with peter pan eyes.
Her cards to me in our boo radley box #1; photographed by pan ellington.These are the pages I’ll surround myself with, pinned up on the walls as the world burns down all around me… “when my time comes around / lay me gently in the cold, dark earth, / no grave can hold my body … Continue reading requiem for elizabeth webster – my bird with peter pan eyes.
requiem for coachella — by way of beyonce.
daft punk, sahara tent, coachella valley music & arts festival, 2006; photographer unknown.You can only really know if you were there that night to witness live — Daft Punk’s set at the 2006 iteration of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Guy and Thomas as their Robot personas atop a pyramid of light, Close Encounters’ famous … Continue reading requiem for coachella — by way of beyonce.
queer history & us versus them.
crowd in front of the stonewall inn, new york city, ca. 1969; photographer unknownMy first semester at City College, that’s when I met Ruben. I’d noticed him right away, in U.S. History class. The way you do when you’re family. Not the first gay I saw in the wild there, but the first I’d have … Continue reading queer history & us versus them.