tough to be tender

What we’re doing now is this: The trainings have evolved into street medic workshops on protecting yourself from chemical weapons and lessons on digital security; there’s a meet-up to sew reinforced umbrellas as shields from mace and a collection spot for barricade materials. And this is what it’s like: Sometimes you’re chasing ICE off your street, maybe you’re buying groceries for a family, but a lot of the time you’re on your phone. Behind every actionable piece of organizing are hours spent coordinating in Signal threads, calling to check up on someone, scrolling live feeds. At night, over dinner, it’s all anyone can talk about. Did you hear? Did you see that post? Did you read in the thread?

Virgil Finlay

"Circle Of Trust" ~ Lebanon by James Kerwin ◎ a perforated brutalist facade from the series "A Paradise Lost"

Bluebells, oak, and ivy in Devon. by Terri Windling

Wonderful Wednesday

Gitte Maria Möller (South African, 1991) - Apology (2022)

imogen cunninghams photography

Portland, Oregon, 2011

Vivien Leigh in Romeo and Juliet, 1940