Tag: photography
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Photographs: The Silent
March 25th, 2008. 3:45 pm “This should work for your assignment for this week.” Nigel sets down the photograph and looks across the desk at his student. The 17-year-old slouches and fidgets. His fingers tangle in a set of headphones. “Where did you find the model?” “I mean…” Nathan hesitates. “I just had my camera ... -
Our Dearly Departed
My first time working for my new employer, I had yet to see a day of sun since the Mississippi. The train had arrived in a cloud of low-hanging, foul black soot that matched the smiling mouths of some fellow patrons I tipped my head to along the way. What had been a normal blend ... -
The Vacant House
There is an old cigar shop on the edge of Cedar Hill Park with boarded windows and doors on the side near the crest. The passersby complain about the eyesore, though the house is unsure of how they or it know about the old cigar shop without signage. Inside the house, the people’s furniture and ... -
Pause For Beauty
In the last few months, the entire world has been on pause. Writing this from my home office, I can say that there are things I miss, and things I don’t miss. I was unemployed and working on my own entrepreneurial goals when the pandemic of 2020 hit. I do not qualify for any financial ...