Mutual Paradox
@mutualparadox.bsky.social
Me, I rant in poems and prose, while trying to catch a little senseless beauty here and there with phone or camera.
My partner in crime is a 30lb labrahuahua rescue. She provides the laugh track.
My partner in crime is a 30lb labrahuahua rescue. She provides the laugh track.
📛Name It to Tame It
What: Label what you’re feeling or name your inner critic.
How: Say to yourself: “That’s just Anxious Annie again.”
Why: Naming creates distance — psychologists call it “cognitive defusion.” It softens the emotion’s
grip.
What: Label what you’re feeling or name your inner critic.
How: Say to yourself: “That’s just Anxious Annie again.”
Why: Naming creates distance — psychologists call it “cognitive defusion.” It softens the emotion’s
grip.
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
📛Name It to Tame It
What: Label what you’re feeling or name your inner critic.
How: Say to yourself: “That’s just Anxious Annie again.”
Why: Naming creates distance — psychologists call it “cognitive defusion.” It softens the emotion’s
grip.
What: Label what you’re feeling or name your inner critic.
How: Say to yourself: “That’s just Anxious Annie again.”
Why: Naming creates distance — psychologists call it “cognitive defusion.” It softens the emotion’s
grip.
Third Chapter Live-Come join the adventure on Substack.
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#original fiction
#weird fiction
#liminal spaces
#desert gothic
mutualparadox.substack.com/p/the-purgat...
#original fiction
#weird fiction
#liminal spaces
#desert gothic
September 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Third Chapter Live-Come join the adventure on Substack.
mutualparadox.substack.com/p/the-purgat...
#original fiction
#weird fiction
#liminal spaces
#desert gothic
mutualparadox.substack.com/p/the-purgat...
#original fiction
#weird fiction
#liminal spaces
#desert gothic
“Florida painted over the Pulse memorial rainbow crosswalk overnight. By afternoon, the community had already restored it. They will not be erased. 🌈⚧️ #ForThe49”
August 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
“Florida painted over the Pulse memorial rainbow crosswalk overnight. By afternoon, the community had already restored it. They will not be erased. 🌈⚧️ #ForThe49”
I know the framing is off, but this was me zooming with no stabilization bring leaning against the wall behind me. Has fun trying to shoot the eclipse before the clouds took over!
March 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I know the framing is off, but this was me zooming with no stabilization bring leaning against the wall behind me. Has fun trying to shoot the eclipse before the clouds took over!
View at various points of yesterday
March 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
View at various points of yesterday
Staying in. Current sitch:
March 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Staying in. Current sitch:
Dakota and I chased clouds on Friday to shake off the horror of the oval office. How are y'all coping these days?
March 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Dakota and I chased clouds on Friday to shake off the horror of the oval office. How are y'all coping these days?
I'm livid. Beware of TikTok.
March 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I'm livid. Beware of TikTok.
Cloud watching paid off this evening.
February 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Cloud watching paid off this evening.
From or evening ramble.
February 20, 2025 at 4:24 AM
From or evening ramble.
And for those no longer on meta.
I'm sickened.
I'm sickened.
February 16, 2025 at 5:50 AM
And for those no longer on meta.
I'm sickened.
I'm sickened.
So y'all know. I sent feedback and you should too.
Go to maps, navigate to the Gulf and follow the screenshots. It won't let you edit, remove or add to the fictional Gulf of America, but you can send feedback.
Go to maps, navigate to the Gulf and follow the screenshots. It won't let you edit, remove or add to the fictional Gulf of America, but you can send feedback.
February 13, 2025 at 4:37 AM
So y'all know. I sent feedback and you should too.
Go to maps, navigate to the Gulf and follow the screenshots. It won't let you edit, remove or add to the fictional Gulf of America, but you can send feedback.
Go to maps, navigate to the Gulf and follow the screenshots. It won't let you edit, remove or add to the fictional Gulf of America, but you can send feedback.
Dakota has to be in a Christmas parade next weekend and can't decide what to wear.
December 8, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Dakota has to be in a Christmas parade next weekend and can't decide what to wear.
Faces in the sky and pretty clouds tonight
December 1, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Faces in the sky and pretty clouds tonight
Sun was showing off as she went to be this evening.
November 28, 2024 at 5:35 AM
Sun was showing off as she went to be this evening.
Well that's the most sensible thing anyone has said to me in days.
November 21, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Well that's the most sensible thing anyone has said to me in days.
This dog just kills me with her cuteness. My partner in crime, Dakota Lee.
November 19, 2024 at 3:43 AM
This dog just kills me with her cuteness. My partner in crime, Dakota Lee.
Last night's moon. Trying to find the winner where I can.
November 19, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Last night's moon. Trying to find the winner where I can.
I mostly write longer form stuff. As I decrease my Facebook presence, that will be showing up on Substack.
My current rant:
open.substack.com/pub/mutualpa...
Tonight's moon for good measure
My current rant:
open.substack.com/pub/mutualpa...
Tonight's moon for good measure
November 17, 2024 at 6:54 AM
I mostly write longer form stuff. As I decrease my Facebook presence, that will be showing up on Substack.
My current rant:
open.substack.com/pub/mutualpa...
Tonight's moon for good measure
My current rant:
open.substack.com/pub/mutualpa...
Tonight's moon for good measure