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the case of the nightmare doll

The evidence keeps accumulating. And as it does, I become more and more convinced that “creepy dolls” is a redundant term.

(Also – and my shooting partner for the day will verify this – all the dolls in this window display were zip-tied in place. ZIP-TIED. What the hell is going on?)

Chickasha, Oklahoma
photographed 9.11.2025

at temple + main

I was standing near the corner of Temple Street and Main Street, which is as good a place as any to take a photo of an out-of-business church reflected in an out-of-business business.

Sudan, Texas
photographed 8.31.2025

chain/link

On the far side of this cemetery, there was a little metal shelter, with three benches. Two sides of the shelter had chains across them.

So, for a change in scenery, I laid down on one of the benches and tilted my head far enough back that I was seeing things upside down. And this is what it looked like.

Hollene Cemetery
Hollene, New Mexico
photographed 8.31.2025

the sacred heart

This feels like a Typical Western Image™, with the white church, set on the top of a dry hill, squinting into the afternoon sun, with nothing else around. And rendered in black and white.

But I took the photo anyway.

Nara Visa, New Mexico
photographed 8.31.2025

room to make the big mistakes

“There’s nothing to see.”

“It’s so flat.”

“It’s boring.”

“The openness is weird.”

(All incorrect statements about the Plains.)

Hollene Cemetery
Hollene,  New Mexico

photographed 8.31.2025