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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

links and bonding

This hand holds a lot of stories. I don’t know what they are, but I am confident of my assessment.

(I am also confident of using a long-ish lens to isolate a stranger’s hand, if that is what the situation calls for.)

Castell, Texas
photographed 4.12.2026

“delicous”

No, indeed there IS nothing like eating a delicious ear of corn. And maybe I’m just letting my inner copy editor have too much control, but I can’t help but point out that the sign maker did not spell delicious the conventional way. Maybe spelling’s just a silly construct?

Skowhegan, Maine
photographed 3.21.2026