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Steve Skafte
@steveskafte.bsky.social
Ardent explorer of misplaced memories. Uninterrupted daily journal since 2007. These are excerpts from the full posts on Instagram, Facebook, Patreon, and Substack.

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ALREADY HISTORY —— Around the middle of last century, when a lot of rural roads were being modernized, straightening sharp curves to boost speeds was typical. But on these sleep... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 11, 2025
Welsford, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6575 of my daily journal.
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
END WOULD NEVER —— In a way, every year for me ends on November 11. That's because November 12, 2007 was the starting point of my uninterrupted daily journal. As I always say... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 11, 2025
Welsford, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6575 of my daily journal.
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
NOT USING IT —— I'll often know nothing about most of the sights I see. The nature of exploring is that those with answers are often dead or far away. This little shack was built... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 10, 2025
Perotte, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6574 of my daily journal.
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
STRANGER MIRROR

I am the blue bruise baby
I am the skinned knee kid
every time I feel like getting older
someone says: "didn't you just begin?"
I'm a born bonfire in the rain... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 10, 2025
Perotte, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6574 of my daily journal.
November 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
THE SECOND HALF —— This deep woods scene is typical of a thousand others in my homeland. You could follow a stream like Brown Brook on countless occasions, from here to... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 9, 2025
Aylesford Mountain, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6573 of my daily journal.
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
USUAL WILD BOY —— Throughout my career, I've often been called morbid, as if it were an insightful and novel observation. Because so many tales I tell are adjacent to... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 9, 2025
Aylesford Mountain, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6573 of my daily journal.
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
DEEPEST EMBERS —— It's been exactly one month since the last new hotspots cropped up in the West Dalhousie Wildfire. It's a desolate expanse of wasteland left, with no... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 8, 2025
West Dalhousie, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6572 of my daily journal.
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
WHAT FIRE TRIED —— There's something uneasy in the rainslick ebony of charred wood gone cold. It's the closest I've ever felt to walking through a cemetery in nature, which... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 8, 2025
West Dalhousie, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6572 of my daily journal.
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
ENDLESS WAYS —— There's a prevalent lie that you can run out of things to say. But in a world where someone is always saying something new — speaking, singing, or writing... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 7, 2025
Granville Centre, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6571 of my daily journal.
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
NO QUALMS —— A drought can't end overnight. Even though the autumn rains eventually arrived, record lows in lakes and reservoirs are slow to rise and recover. On the upside... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 6, 2025
Graywood, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6570 of my daily journal.
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
My yearly "Abandoned Nova Scotia" calendar always gets rave reviews! Makes a great gift, for you or someone else. $30 each plus shipping. Order direct from me at etsy.com/shop/SteveSkafte — or if you're in Annapolis County, send me a message to arrange free in-person pickup or delivery.
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
FROM NOWHERE —— It's been almost a decade since I first stumbled into this secretive grove of trees. Hidden from the path, out of sight unless you wander off by chance. Nothing... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 6, 2025
Graywood, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6570 of my daily journal.
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
WHOSE PASSION —— Nothing brings me back like a calendar. It's a pretty strong suggestion for the final year of occupation. After all, who keeps one out of date? The nearby wood... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 6, 2025
Graywood, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6570 of my daily journal.
November 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I wrote this poem at the end of my twenties. Now I'm at the end of my thirties, and still feel it just as deeply now. From my 2017 poetry paperback: Gregarious Introvert. Grab yourself a signed copy here: etsy.com/shop/SteveSkafte
November 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
THE BENDS

ever since the wildfire
the smell of smoke
makes me nervous
and the forces of resistance
with their lights and sirens
I find somewhat more alarming
so I've been charm... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 5, 2025
Millville, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6569 of my daily journal.
November 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
BEING THE WATCHER —— Out by the former railroad is where the buildings seem most timeless. Industrial structures, hard-working hulks long past their purpose. Whatever got a... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 5, 2025
Aylesford, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6569 of my daily journal.
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
EVER HALF-AWARE —— Eight lost children is the reason why Evergreen House is standing. Escaping from the sickly and crowded conditions of Halifax city life, Harriet Hawthorn... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 4, 2025
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6568 of my daily journal.
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
INDIVIDUAL HEART —— There's often something lonesome about being in the city alone. Far as I'm concerned, there's nothing bad about that. There are calm considerations to call... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 4, 2025
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6568 of my daily journal.
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
NOT AGAINST —— Few sights inspire me like nature accidentally suited for human use. Cutting tracks through the tangled forest and picking a direction, some random break... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 3, 2025
Gulliver's Cove, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6567 of my daily journal.
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
PARTIAL FACES —— I'm often sure I'm seeing faces. That's a sweet little sign of getting in touch with my wilder parts; rising from a time when feeling like being watched... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 3, 2025
Gulliver's Cove, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6567 of my daily journal.
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
SEEM TO BE —— Several years ago, I made a short film about some old hippie houses, long abandoned. In it, I said: "Their stories are now our stories." That's really what made me... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 2, 2025
Perotte, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6566 of my daily journal.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
WHILE IN ONE —— Though it's always a long time coming, the last week of colour seems sudden. There will still be leaves lingering in sheltered stead, slower to shake loose. Also... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 1, 2025
Welsford, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6565 of my daily journal.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
THE INLETS —— This great concrete tunnel draws little attention, and that's what's so lovely and lonesome about it. There was a very brief time when it was the most important thing... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 1, 2025
Weston, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6565 of my daily journal.
November 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
WHEN I RECALL —— Erosion is an element of what I love most. All forms of entropy; rot, rust, corrosion define me. Give some concrete eleven decades to wear away, and it's just... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

November 1, 2025
Weston, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6565 of my daily journal.
November 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
FOR A SECOND —— I feel like everyone should have somewhere that makes them feel at home in a lonesome sense. An out-of-place belonging that keeps on calling back. That's how... [Read More: IG, FB, Patreon, Substack]

October 31, 2025
Mount Hanley, Nova Scotia

Year 18, Day 6564 of my daily journal.
November 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM