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Aminah Hughes
@aminahhughes.bsky.social
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Writer, Director, Musician
Australian alien in the California Republic
www.aminah.com.au/film

💙 Poetry, art, photography, film, music, beauty.
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Aminah Hughes @aminahhughes.bsky.social · Oct 31
little one, she said
although it will live and die,
host memories and ghosts,
you must remember your heart's
not meant to be a graveyard

#graveyard #tanka #TankaThursday #TankaPoem
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"The wild iris blooms by itself in the dark forest."

- Rumi 🌷
June 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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#scriptsky #filmsky #writing
June 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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we all end up here
honesty is not a choice
when you need shelter
and how can you speak freely
with glass tangled in your throat?

#tanka #tankathursday #NaTankaMo #MayTanka #poetry #poem
A photo by Ahmet Yazir depicts a woman in emotional pain.
May 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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This life I'm deep breath crafting.

#craft #7syllablesentence
evecastle.bsky.social Eve Castle @evecastle.bsky.social · May 21
getting drunk at the craft fair

The #7syllablesentence prompt for May 21 is #craft
May 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Cornflowers for a happy new week 🍀🩵💙
#BlueSkyMonday
#wildflowers #flowers
Cornflowers in a field, with blue sky
May 12, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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As I reflect on my writing & directing career so far, it occurs to me that I have been helped by so many people who will never receive credit for the role they played in my ability to make art, no matter how long they let me sleep on their couch. So I just want to say, thank you, Sal Saperstein.
May 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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I wish Google maps had useful information, like "where is my nearest wild lavender bush?" for when I need to dry some cuttings to make tea. 🌿🪻
May 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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A starved tongue strikes more swiftly.

#7syllablesentence
evecastle.bsky.social Eve Castle @evecastle.bsky.social · May 2
a clock strikes midnight somewhere

The #7syllablesentence prompt for May 1 is #strike
May 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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"So many of my ancestors boarded ships with nothing but a small suitcase and found passage to a new life. Maybe this will be the cracking open of some new experience... A shift from survival to intentional living. It might even bring new joy..." 1/2

#writing #scriptsky #filmsky #prose
A selection of images from my journey up the California coast, including redwood forests, beaches, sunsets, fiery skies and the Golden Gate Bridge.
May 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Packed up my old life
met sunset on the north road -
a space in between
seeds of learning and fresh roots
growing here in my new patch

#tanka #tankapoem #tankathursday #poetry #writing #patch #sanfrancisco
An open highway at sunset in California
April 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Hey friends, I wanted to share my latest piece in Pipeline Artists Magazine. It's about my personal journey through the LA fires, out of the county and into Northern California.

pipelineartists.com/silver-linin...

#filmsky #scriptsky #writing #lafires #losangeles
April 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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- The Spring Collection II -
Photograph of what must be two cherry blossoms growing from a tree's strand. In the background are more blurry blossoms, and some bigger branches of the tree. Photograph of one little white blossoming flower on a small branch. Vertical capture of a pink blossom in bloom, taken against the light. Sadly I can't figure out this flower's name. Purple / magenta toned photograph if two little blossoming flowers, at the top of a small branch. The background is blurry, and the flowers stick out.
April 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Powerful allegory. Brilliant piece of cinema. Highly recommend seeing it in a theatre.

#filmsky #scriptsky
The poster for Ryan Coogler's new film, SINNERS
April 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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April 19, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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I bought an apron
to keep the flour from my dress
when I am baking.
It came with a little mouse -
a friend in my front pocket.

#tanka #tankathursday #poem #writing #market #prompt
My new apron is cream-colored, with colorful embroidered flowers. It came with a little mouse made of felt. She is wearing a pink dress. It may be the prettiest thing in my kitchen.
April 12, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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- closer to the sky -
Photograph of two crows flying through the matte grey sky. In the bottom of the photo is the silhouette of a bare tree with more crows sitting in it, and from the left side is another tree looming into the photo.
April 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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*12,500 years. Hello, cuties 💙
pasquinel.bsky.social Pasquinel @pasquinel.bsky.social · Apr 7
The first howl of a Dire Wolf in over 10,000 years. Meet Romulus and Remus #direwolf #science #awesome #wolf #winteriscoming #puppy #nature
April 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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It waits in shadow
And here it comes rolling in
A thunderous cloud
Over a turbulent sea
Surrender to its wildness

#vss365 #grief #poetry #tanka #writing
In a painting by Lovetta Reyes Cairo, a woman stands facing a wild sea. She is dressed in mourning black and holding a young child.
April 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Best seat in the library. 📚

#scriptsky #filmsky #writing
A laptop featuring Australian blue gums sits in front of a huge window featuring a view of redwoods.
April 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Geek stuff at the offices of Lucas and Coppola. A couple of weeks ago, I met the man who made the Millenium Falcon, and a bunch of other Star Wars model makers. A truly lost art ❤️

#sanfrancisco #filmsky #scriptsky
April 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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salt air and seaweed
summoned by the evening rain
sharp outline of rock
points towards a thawing sky
and hope on the horizon

#tanka #tankathursday #tankapoem #poetry #horizon
Sunset at Rockaway Beach, in Pacifica, CA. A dark, rocky foreground leads to a foamy blue ocean flanked by a hilly peninsula. The sun hangs low and warm in the sky. 📸 by me
April 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Foto eines dichten Waldes mit hohen Bäumen, durch die das sanfte Licht der Morgensonne scheint. Der Boden ist mit feuchtem Laub bedeckt und es gibt kleine Pfützen, die das Licht reflektieren. Die Szene wirkt ruhig und mystisch, eingefangen in warmen, gedämpften Farbtönen. Ein kleiner, rotblättriger Baum steht in der Mitte des Bildes und bildet einen schönen Kontrast zum grünen Hintergrund.
March 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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If you're going to San Francisco...
March 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Final festival selection for Solace, playing at the Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival until April 6th ❤️

#filmsky #scriptsky
March 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM