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Kristen
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I read and I write things.
Cat appreciator. Whisky drinker. Disney parks goer. Can I borrow your pen?
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Backyard Noir
Skeletal, tall trees with a blue-gray cloudy sky in the background. Long and gnarly branches might come to life during the night.
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Frost has come for the mums but these two little blooms said nah, not us. Not yet
Basket of yellow mums that are beginning to shrivel due to the colder temps overnight. Two blooms remain bright and full in the autumn sun. Ain’t over till it’s over.
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Just a twee pear
A small yellow-green pear with a light blush on the left side. It only got shy on one side.
November 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Picked this up at a library sale. It was pub’d in the early aughts when paper was thick, creamy, and luxe. Also those edges? Deckled. Anyway, I hope it’s a decent read
The book Lost in the Forest by Sue Miller. A woman in a pale dress lies on a floral couch. Her face is cut off. She’s giving exasperated.
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Someone (or ones) had themselves a mighty feast
Several ears of dried corn absolutely annihilated by some critters shoring up their winter stores. Every kernel save for two or three are gone. Amazing work. 11/10 Small empty ear of dried corn next to a tiny white pumpkin. Several ears of dried corn lying about, nary a kernel to be found. I think this happened in a single day or overnight. Glad to help feed some critters.
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Oh nothing, just thinking about the Eames chair I saw a few weeks ago
Gray plastic-molded Eames chair from the late 40s. I audibly gasped when I saw it in the antique shop. I told the proprietress to just keep it. She said she just might. The price tag that reads $995. That’s a no from me.
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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File under Necessary Artifact
Yellow and green can of Trader Joe’s corn but it’s actually a candle. Sweet cornbread scent. It’ll take me ten years to burn it. It sits in a sunbeam because it deserves to be in the spotlight.
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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My cheesesteak came in this bag and I was so amped
Long white paper bag with an illustration of a sub sandwich on the front. It says whether it’s a hoagie, a sub, or a submarine torpedo sandwich—it’s the best tasting meal around. I’m having this in honor of Sandwich Guy.
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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I heard a small sound coming from the window box
A tiny chipmunk (chip or dale) sitting in the corner of a window box with its back toward me. Next to it is some reddish ornamental grass. They’re having a snack and contemplating life while staring out across the driveway (same).
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Low clouds giving off high neon
Tall leafless trees in silhouette with a long, low cloud reflecting the setting sun in a neon sherbet orange color in the background. Neon Sherbet is the name of my next zine.
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Update: haunted beach ball tried to flee and got trapped
Beach ball wedged between my neighbor’s tree and a fence. I’m sure I’m on their cams trying to look like I’m not taking a pic of their trees. I hope the beach ball goes back to the realm in which it belongs.
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Sylvie looked a little chilly so I lent her my sweater
Small gray Persian cat-loaf with orange eyes all snuggled up inside a gray marled yarn cardigan sweater. Gray Persian cat with her head held high, orange eyes half closed in appreciation. She’s enjoying the extra warmth of my cardigan sweater.
November 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Gourds are still intact. We haven’t melted (yet)
Little white pumpkin shaped gourd with a nice stem (important aesthetic) that has a bunch of twiggy curls around it. A yellow and white mini long neck gourd is giving it a little hug. They will either turn to mush or be eaten by squirrels fairly soon. Come n get it!
November 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Some years ago, a beach ball appeared in our side yard then vanished a few days later. We deemed it haunted. Now it hath returned
A pink, blue, yellow, and white beach ball that is sitting on a pile of leaves that have blown into the corner of a wooden fence. I expect it to disappear swiftly. I wish it a good journey. I do not have a pool.
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Guess what?
Cat butt
Yellow sign with the word RAMEN repeated in red outline. On top of the M is a line drawing of a cat on its back. In the center of the R is a line drawing of the backend of a cat. Putting a cat on your signage is a sure fire way to draw me in.
November 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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I’m at a Halloween party where I plan to hang out by the cheese plate and fire pit
Lawn full of inflatables. The main event is the sand worm from Berle juice. The tongue articulates. Large front yard full of cemetery stones, illuminated skeletons and other creeps. Skeleton horse drawn carriage with a skeleton carriage driver. Skeleton in stocks in the background. Everything is aglow with purple.
November 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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The pumpkin cider I wanted is already gone. We’ll see how this fares
A four pack of cider in cans. Shacksbury cider in Sweater Weather. On the can is a an illustration—done to look like a knit sweater—of a person hiking with poles, backpack, and hat. It has a cute label so obviously it was going to be purchased.
November 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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C was in the basement for a while so I asked him what he’s doing and he replied “organizing your candle hoard”
Several boxes / crates of candles I’ve gathered over the years. They’ve been organized into moods, seasons, and vibes. Seriously, one section says warm locations and vibes. There’s also a box of French cafe and bakery. He was very conscientious of labeling.
November 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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I’m not wearing no stinkin’ pirate hat but I will lie cutely next to it
Gray Persian cat with narrowed orange eyes sits on top of the fallen pirate hat. Sylvie will not be partaking in any costume shenanigans. Gray Persian cat with smug orange eyes lying next to the discarded pirate hat. Pity, she looked cute wearing it for 1.3 seconds.
October 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Had some pretty intense wind early this morning and now the trees are mostly skeletonized
Tall, bare trees showing their branches like bronchioles. Clear blue sky with some feathery clouds reflecting the orange from the sun. A few tall pines. A handful of trees held onto leaves as if to say I’ll drop when I’m good and ready. Large tree that was full of golden leaves yesterday has just a few left hanging on. Bright sun high in the blue sky. A few puffy clouds. Lens flare to the left. Should be a nice evening for trick or treat.
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Currently reading
Book lying on a dark wood table. A creepy yet cute orange felted cyclops monster guy on stick legs sits nearby. The book is Final Girls by Riley Sager. Every I is replaced by a white slash mark, one for each final girl.
October 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Regardless—I enjoyed this movie a lot!
An older woman looking like a pale, deranged Lucille ball with bowl cut bangs wearing big green glasses & cackling. Gladys from the movie Weapons.
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Weapons was set in set in Pennsylvania but nary a Wawa or Sheetz to be found
The three meme from inglorious basterds. Man holding up three fingers in English and not German thereby outing himself as false. I have watched inglorious basterds a lot, this year in particular.
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Yeah, that’s me digging thru all the old photos at antique shops. I buy them to use as writing prompts
Undated, unsigned photo. Washed out colors from age and era. Two older women wearing sweaters are sitting on the ground up against a white shop. Their arms are folded across their chests. To the left an older man and woman sitting on the front step of the shop. There are two carved pumpkins on either side of the older man. This appears to be a store of some kind. Everyone looks a little sad, lost in thought.
October 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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I’ve really come to love everything Catherine Newman writes. WRECK is a stand alone that features the family from her previous book, Sandwich.

(Pick up We All Want Impossible Things if you want to laugh / cry / be mad but not in a bad way)
The cover of Catherine Newman’s new book titled WRECK. Idyllic New England looking home with a welcoming porch, autumnal trees, and a bicycle parked out front. I know shenanigans are happening inside that house that will make me snort and gasp.
October 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM