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Three Things: The Blurry Edition

2016 August 29
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This week, let’s imagine the world through a blurry lens. Maybe your character’s glasses have fallen off, or his or her vision is impaired by some other obstruction. Either way: squint, then write.

 

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Shelton Walsmith, re entering, 2015. Photograph. www.sheltonwalsmith.com

 

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Barbara Cole, Melting Sky, from Underworld series, 2003. Photograph. www.barbaracole.com

 

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James Wainwright, Untitled, 2009. Photograph. Via Flickr.

 

Three Things: The Creepy Edition, II

2015 November 2
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Let’s extend the Halloween weekend, shall we? This week we’re taking inspiration from creepy black-and-white photographs.

 

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Deborah Turbeville, The Staircase: Aurelia Weingarten in Commes des Garcons, Passage Vivienne, Paris, 1980. Photograph. 

 

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James Wainwright, Untitled, 2010. Photograph. Via flickr.

 

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Martin Brigden, I was there II, 2014. Photograph. Via flickr

 

Three Things: The Solitary Walk Edition

2012 December 17
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A good, long, solitary walk is good for the soul. This week we’re taking another moment of solitary reflection, this time on foot. When you get home, make sure your pen and paper are ready, dear writers. You’ll need ’em, I promise.

 

Beth Dow, Yew Walk, Sissinghurst, from In the Garden series. Photograph. www.bethdow.com

 

Edward Dimsdale, Road, East of England, 1997. Photograph.

 

James Wainwright, Untitled, 2009. Photograph. Via flickr.