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what is reflected if not truth
The entire block of buildings on the west side Main Street had had a catastrophic roof failure at some point. And the windshields in one of the businesses reflected the other side of the street in a nice way. (You know how I am about reflections.)
For a minute I thought there’d been a fire but then noticed that things inside the buildings didn’t show any smoke or water damage. Also, it didn’t happen recently – satellite images from October 2024 show the damage.
Roosevelt, Oklahoma
photographed 4.25.2026
tell your mom the movie’s out at 9:30
I loved it that a small town still had a movie theater.
But mostly I loved the sign in the window announcing what time the movie lets out. Don’t even THINK about telling your mom the movie will be done at 10:00 so you’ve got an extra half hour to kill before she comes to pick you up. Nope. The movie proprietor is on to your bullshit and ISN’T HAVING IT any more.
Mason, Texas
photographed 4.12.2026
terrestrial reception
I like Mason. It’s a comfortable town, an easy drive from Lubbock. The town square is interesting, especially at night when light retreats into the corners and a plywood-covered window becomes profound.
Mason, Texas
photographed 4.11.2026
light my way so i get this right
Maybe my quick trip out of town the other day seemed silly, or selfish, or just plain confusing. I’m not saying it wasn’t any of those things, but on the other hand, it sort of feels like I went all that way to see this pink-haired mannequin in a store window…and it was worth the drive.
Mason, Texas
photographed 4.11.2026
the night reflection
I think I’m figuring out the technique of using puddles and reflections…
It was very dark in the puddly vacant lot and I wasn’t even real sure what I was going to end up with. What I like is that the night, the reflections, and the puddles worked together to turn an extremely ordinary setting into something that’s unexpected.
And just as I was walking back to the place where I was staying it started raining. The rain, which brought its friends thunder and lightning, lasted nearly all night. I slept very, very well.
Mason, Texas
photographed 4.11.2026
One Day | One Image 