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Blake Nelson @theblaker77.bsky.social · 24d
WARBY PARKER vs OLIVER PEOPLES

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"People go to Warby Parker stores on dates. Not as a primary activity, but stopping in after a meal or a coffee. You can hang out there. Try on sunglasses. Pose in the mirror. It’s a good time . . . . "
NYC (1999) Warby Parker vs. Oliver Peoples
New Yorkers notice if your frames don’t fit your face.
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I have two poems in the Metropolitan Review!

"The Deer Come Down From the Mountains" and "Small Stack of Books"
"The Deer Come Down From the Mountains" and "Small Stack of Books"
New Poetry from The Metropolitan Review
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December 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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WARBY PARKER vs OLIVER PEOPLES

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"People go to Warby Parker stores on dates. Not as a primary activity, but stopping in after a meal or a coffee. You can hang out there. Try on sunglasses. Pose in the mirror. It’s a good time . . . . "
NYC (1999) Warby Parker vs. Oliver Peoples
New Yorkers notice if your frames don’t fit your face.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN (2025) “Culture Crashout”
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN (2025) “Culture Crashout”
"The Walker" felt dead. ZERO energy. Who was running this place?
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November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN (2025) “Culture Crashout”
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN (2025) “Culture Crashout”
"The Walker" felt dead. ZERO energy. Who was running this place?
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November 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN (2025) “Culture Crashout”
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN (2025) “Culture Crashout”
"The Walker" felt dead. ZERO energy. Who was running this place?
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November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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HEALTHY AS A HORSE: My Journey into the Ivermectin Underground
Don’t forget to hit the LIKE button if you enjoy the article.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Your room is ready, sir
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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PORTLAND, OR (1977) "The Loneliness of the Punk Rock Revolutionary"
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PORTLAND, OR (1977) "The Loneliness of the Punk Rock Revolutionary"
Where were you in '77?
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November 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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NYC (1987) "The Night Andy Warhol Died"
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NYC (1987) "The Night Andy Warhol Died"
Of course, artists were sometimes terrible people. So what? I expected New York to be full of terrible people.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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NYC (1987) "The Night Andy Warhol Died"
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NYC (1987) "The Night Andy Warhol Died"
Of course, artists were sometimes terrible people. So what? I expected New York to be full of terrible people.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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dillo.media
(guy who has only read two books) this orwellian shit is starting to seem pretty dickensian to me
September 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem
September 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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BROOKLYN, NY (1988) "The Iowa Writers Workshop"
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BROOKLYN, NY (1988) "The Iowa Writers Workshop"
The Iowa Workshop was like Julliard or Harvard Law. You were in rarefied air. You were within reach of the “big leagues.”
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April 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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BROOKLYN, NY (1988) "The Iowa Writers Workshop"
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BROOKLYN, NY (1988) "The Iowa Writers Workshop"
The Iowa Workshop was like Julliard or Harvard Law. You were in rarefied air. You were within reach of the “big leagues.”
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March 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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What was Jerusalem like in 1984? It was PARADISE. Sort of . . . .

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March 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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How is "crashing out" different from having a meltdown?
March 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Austin TX (1988) "I Want to Write You Long Letters"
The electric typewriter hummed and vibrated. When you typed, it sounded like a machine gun.
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March 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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A shitpost so bad your mom shares it on Facebook
February 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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I am woman, hear me “whatever.”
February 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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anniejowrites.bsky.social
don’t touch that, it’s my emotional support short story I started writing instead of working on my novel
February 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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ceej.online
if you ever get more followers on social media than your mayor you automatically become the mayor
February 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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chestrovert.bsky.social
Going back to dial-up so I get my bad news slower
February 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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im-all-id.me
*retrieving the charging cord from the floor next to my bed* i am an athlete
February 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM