Aarik Danielsen
@aarikdanielsen.bsky.social
Recovering newspaperman.
Art monster.
“Realist of a larger reality."
Writing a collection of night essays/co-writing a book of love poems.
Often on I-29.
Wants to be with you alone and talk about the weather.
He/him.
https://aarikdanielsen.com
Art monster.
“Realist of a larger reality."
Writing a collection of night essays/co-writing a book of love poems.
Often on I-29.
Wants to be with you alone and talk about the weather.
He/him.
https://aarikdanielsen.com
Have been helping with a collections management project (aka weeding books) at my pt library job for months. Which means I occasionally get to abscond with books like this 1960 edition of Dewey.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Have been helping with a collections management project (aka weeding books) at my pt library job for months. Which means I occasionally get to abscond with books like this 1960 edition of Dewey.
What’s it like to be with her? They ask
November 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
What’s it like to be with her? They ask
Sunday-night pushback on Monday's anxieties with a quartet from the iconic Edward Hopper.
1. "Automat," oil on canvas (1927)
2. "Ryder's House," oil on canvas (1933)
3. "Western Motel," oil on canvas (1957)
4. "People in the Sun," oil on canvas (1960)
1. "Automat," oil on canvas (1927)
2. "Ryder's House," oil on canvas (1933)
3. "Western Motel," oil on canvas (1957)
4. "People in the Sun," oil on canvas (1960)
November 3, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Sunday-night pushback on Monday's anxieties with a quartet from the iconic Edward Hopper.
1. "Automat," oil on canvas (1927)
2. "Ryder's House," oil on canvas (1933)
3. "Western Motel," oil on canvas (1957)
4. "People in the Sun," oil on canvas (1960)
1. "Automat," oil on canvas (1927)
2. "Ryder's House," oil on canvas (1933)
3. "Western Motel," oil on canvas (1957)
4. "People in the Sun," oil on canvas (1960)
My gf has been dressed like a rooster all day. I’m coming to collect her.
October 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My gf has been dressed like a rooster all day. I’m coming to collect her.
in and on the way to Nebraska, late October
October 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
in and on the way to Nebraska, late October
my favorite records of oct. 2025 // alphabetical by artist
daniel caesar, son of spergy
brandi carlile, returning to myself
madi diaz, fatal optimist
flock of dimes, the life you save
eliza mclamb, good story
daniel caesar, son of spergy
brandi carlile, returning to myself
madi diaz, fatal optimist
flock of dimes, the life you save
eliza mclamb, good story
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
my favorite records of oct. 2025 // alphabetical by artist
daniel caesar, son of spergy
brandi carlile, returning to myself
madi diaz, fatal optimist
flock of dimes, the life you save
eliza mclamb, good story
daniel caesar, son of spergy
brandi carlile, returning to myself
madi diaz, fatal optimist
flock of dimes, the life you save
eliza mclamb, good story
What it’s like dating @hollypelesky.bsky.social, exhibit 112
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
What it’s like dating @hollypelesky.bsky.social, exhibit 112
Repping my girl wherever I go in these fall and winter months (collectors item Cleave button)
October 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Repping my girl wherever I go in these fall and winter months (collectors item Cleave button)
the energy with which I’m choosing to face this monday
October 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
the energy with which I’m choosing to face this monday
Librarian enthusiast checking in
October 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Librarian enthusiast checking in
The least surprising text my girlfriend has ever sent me
October 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The least surprising text my girlfriend has ever sent me
i don’t love her because she completes me, whatever that means to a work already and always in progress.
i love her because she dares the best sides of me to come out and play and rest and make work and make themselves fully at home.
i love her because she dares the best sides of me to come out and play and rest and make work and make themselves fully at home.
October 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
i don’t love her because she completes me, whatever that means to a work already and always in progress.
i love her because she dares the best sides of me to come out and play and rest and make work and make themselves fully at home.
i love her because she dares the best sides of me to come out and play and rest and make work and make themselves fully at home.
Kick-ass Kahlo mural at my local library
October 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Kick-ass Kahlo mural at my local library
Me, checking my Submittable account
October 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Me, checking my Submittable account
I know I *will* love her more, but in the moment it’s hard to imagine I could
October 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I know I *will* love her more, but in the moment it’s hard to imagine I could
The answer is nothing, of course
October 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The answer is nothing, of course
Re-reading my favorite novel (Baldwin's "If Beale St Could Talk") and amazed again at the tender love he held for his characters and the unsparing, refine-it-with-fire love he had for his country
October 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Re-reading my favorite novel (Baldwin's "If Beale St Could Talk") and amazed again at the tender love he held for his characters and the unsparing, refine-it-with-fire love he had for his country
"The loveliest beds
Are left undone.
Hope is a pillow
hold on."
— CD Wright
Are left undone.
Hope is a pillow
hold on."
— CD Wright
September 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"The loveliest beds
Are left undone.
Hope is a pillow
hold on."
— CD Wright
Are left undone.
Hope is a pillow
hold on."
— CD Wright
Showing the 12-yo Back to the Future and we don't ask this enough as a society:
Just how many kids has Lorraine's dad hit with his car?
Just how many kids has Lorraine's dad hit with his car?
September 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Showing the 12-yo Back to the Future and we don't ask this enough as a society:
Just how many kids has Lorraine's dad hit with his car?
Just how many kids has Lorraine's dad hit with his car?
Uh, you guys ... the new Jeff Tweedy might be 30 songs, but don't let that dissuade you. It's one of the best things he's ever made.
September 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Uh, you guys ... the new Jeff Tweedy might be 30 songs, but don't let that dissuade you. It's one of the best things he's ever made.
“I’m thinking in shorthand: small on the page but big in the head”
Richard Siken
Richard Siken
September 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“I’m thinking in shorthand: small on the page but big in the head”
Richard Siken
Richard Siken