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A post about combining websites seems a small thing these days, what with people being swept off the streets in ICE raids and deported to war zones, and with the passage of piece of legislation… 

Coping with dementia: a caregiver’s story

Certainly for the last decade or two, we’re hearing much more about—and seeing those afflicted with—dementia. This is due largely to our lengthening lifespans, the work retirements of the Baby Boomer generation and the general… 

The Man in the High Castle

I’ve been a Philip K. Dick fan since I was a kid. I read “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” (on which the film Bladerunner is based) and was hooked by Dick’s crisp writing, loaded… 

Three years in, bravery meets betrayal

I started yesterday reposting to my photography-centric Instagram account (@darkroomdetritus) a link to a blog post and photos from a rally I attended at the Minnesota State Capital on March 6, 2022. The rally’s theme?… 

(Late) New Years Resolutions: Try a few!

I don’t recall ever being against the idea of New Years Resolutions, although I usually chuckled (sometimes not just to myself) at the boldness of some made by friends and acquaintances. You know, the ones… 

To Be a Pinhead

Who hasn’t been intrigued by pinhole photography? Particularly those images balanced with sharpness of place and ghostly action moving through it. But, like most people who use a camera regularly, whether for paycheck or hobby,… 

Crank it and Go

Graflex Series B RB is… fun. And finicky. But, mostly fun. I never thought that the biggest issue with a Graflex SLR—the large focal-plane shutter variety—would be the size of my hands, which are not… 

Found film, found moments.

I’ve always been one to drop into an antique store, particularly those in an out-of-the-way town I visit—which I try to do as state highways expand to resemble interstate freeways and bypass those towns they…