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  • / Hi, some of you may know I have many shots in my folio shot in some of the poorest parts of Africa. I am pleased to say that one of my travelling companions Rebecca Zachariah has joined RB and has started uploading her shots. In Africa Bec & I discussed at length our desire for people to see the harsh reality of life there. We saw hundreds of people traumatised by war, AIDS and otherwise preventable disease. Some of these shots and stories are not for the faint hearted but they are for the warm hearted. I encourage you to check out Bec’s work. As I say, it’s brutally honest. But we believe incredibly necessary.

  • Macabre...Know What it is?
    by Jake Easley

    Main Entry: ma·ca·bre / Pronunciation: (m-käbr, m-käb, -käbr) / Function: adjective / Etymology: French, from (danse) macabre dance of dea…

    Main Entry: ma·ca·bre / Pronunciation: (m-käbr, m-käb, -käbr) / Function: adjective / Etymology: French, from (danse) macabre dance of death, from Middle French (danse de) Macabré / 1 : having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death / 2 : dwelling on the gruesome / 3 : tending to produce horror in a beholder / synonym see GHASTLY Any horror fans here? Yea…me neither? But, I do have a fondness for darkside images. Why? I don’t know. I have an entire list of dark image ideas I’ve jotted down over the last year. They just pop into my head. Why do I bring it up? Because it’s still photography. Unlike nature, structures, wildlife etc, the horror and macabre field takes some planning. I think that’s why I find them so rewarding. You have to envision a final image and make it happen, from start to finish. There are almost always going to be some type of props involved to portray the visual aspect of horror. But not always I guess? Why all this babble? Because like I said, I’m a fan of the photography side. So I’ve a few images to post that touch on the subject. I’ll mark each one as being sensitive (or whatever the check box is for adult content). But that may not stop you from seeing them. So…if you don’t to care to see some possibly disturbing images, you may not want to watch me anymore. The images will be tagged with the words this journal are tagged with. I’m not trying to chase anyone away, I just want everyone to know that it’s not all about HDR, humor and happy faces with me. Thanks for looking, reading and responding to all I’ve had to offer so far. If I get a big “we don’t want to see it” response, maybe I’ll hold off? We’ll see….

  • SAD NEWS
    by Sorin Reck

    Last night i so on tv some image from the gypsy camp where i take the photos and they say one of the kind s die becouse the poor life con…

    Last night i so on tv some image from the gypsy camp where i take the photos and they say one of the kind s die becouse the poor life condition from there , i understand from the news it was the little one / This is the photo i tacke with 3 week s before this : / http://www.redbubble.com/people/sorin/art/295493-1-4-kids-and-their-home

  • Goodbye Nearly....
    by Wendy Slee

    This seems like the right place now to just voice my thoughts….. / “Nearly…” / to some, he may have only been a cat…. / to us, sure, h…

    This seems like the right place now to just voice my thoughts….. / “Nearly…” / to some, he may have only been a cat…. / to us, sure, he was one of five….but he was also family. / And he was a tiny part of RedBubble….. / after all, the boy featured in some fun cat images I recently posted and also ironically, another t-shirt designed only last week. Just a little story about how he got his name – he did have a lucky twelve months…..as a wee kitty, in a large litter, plus a few strays we adopted, HE was the one that kept falling in the toilet (when the kids left the lid up!) and one day I came home and found him drowned in there. It was the worst thing to find. / Yes, terrible, but what was worse than carryiing that little body out to give it a burial, was hearing this creepy deep moan emitting from him when I placed him on the ground wrapped in a towel!!! / Can you imagine! aaargh “It’s alive!!!” / And so we revived him, thawed him out, eyedroppered good stuff into him until the rigor passed, and saved his little hide. / And so we named him “Nearly” because he nearly wasn’t! / This last precious year was our gift to each other. My children and I have just come home from the vet without Nearly, our big fat dearly loved gentle giant…... / He was so very sick with some sudden disease – our homeloving boy went out two days ago, maybe a night on the tiles, who knows, came home this morning looking like crap and unable to breathe…not sure whether cat ‘flu, or results of a tomcat brawl, or even snake bite, but suffice to say, after the vet’s opinion of how bad he was, the kindest option for our poor boy was to bless him, thank him, and let him go. Upon our goodbyes, he still managed to arch his back up and “go for the pat” like a final farewell…... / What can I say…....we left him in tears… I had to write a little something for him somewhere, this seems like the best place, as I know there are plenty of cat lovers here who appreciate the space our little friends leave behind when they move on. / And that footprints remain in the heart long after the paws have gone….. Peace

  • A second way to show support to Axel's family-donations
    by Samantha Van Stralendorff

    Dear all. As we have received much kindness and giving towards the / Moore family, we have enough pledges towards a print to give. ...

    Dear all. As we have received much kindness and giving towards the / Moore family, we have enough pledges towards a print to give. We will list all those who donate to both the print and to the emergency help fund, which will either go in the memorial book, or with the print. This is a fantastic reflection on you, who have demonstrated the caring nature of this community. Many people have expressed disappointment in not being able to make their contribution, so I researched and found a way to do so on paypal. (also inc’d in the previous journal entry.) There are a number of unexpected expenses the family has incurred due to the event, such as the Careflight helicopter coming out, and time off work. These things put an added pressure on a family at times such as these. The paypal system is easy, using their email address, which is family@origoblue.com.au Account name Glen Moore The link to paypal is here All ways of contributing to the family are greatly appreciated, and really make a difference to their lives. It is a really positive way to help someone when you’re not sure ‘what you can do”-here is another way. Thank you all for your generosity. kind regards xsunset

  • bad news..stepfather near death
    by Cheryl Dunning

    Well it doesn’t look like this year will start off very good… / My step father managed to catch pneumonia (he’s 68) but has already had …

    Well it doesn’t look like this year will start off very good… / My step father managed to catch pneumonia (he’s 68) but has already had 5 strokes (4 of them very minor). plus he’ s a fairly heavy smoker ..and is losing his mind… / could be alzheimers or from the strokes..who knows really… but he collapsed on tuesday – his eyes glassed over and he landed on the floor. / the ambulance took him to the hospital they said it was pneumonia and that they were going to keep him there…and then yesterday they had to put a tube down his throat because something was blocked (he couldn’‘t ge the mucus out)..and then they were going to have to transfer him to another hospital because there were no beds available at that hospital in intensive care. So…they shipped him to another hospital (way across town) and put him in intensive care there..he still has the tube down his throat…to breathe..the nurses there said he was near death because he was already turning blue….. / and its immediate family only for where he is..yes..I count..but I am sick myself.. / so..I don’t know that I can go visit him. My real father passed away last year..and was in the hospital at the same time as my step father was having his knee replacement surgery last may… / only thing was ..my dad was at a hospital around an hour or so out of winnipeg..and my step dad was here..but not at a close hospital either..so I spent a lot of time last april and may running back and forth between the 2… / now.. / here we go again…its only 1 this time..but this will be harder to get over if he passes away then it was when my real father passed away. Because I know my stepfather better… / my father never really paid any attention to the fact that I was alive.so… / I dunno.. / i’m kinda down today

  • Doin' the Happy Dance!!! :-)
    by Jan Landers

    Someone started my morning off in a very blessed way today by purchasing ‘Love Never Dies’ card!!! Thank you so very much…I so apprec…

    Someone started my morning off in a very blessed way today by purchasing ‘Love Never Dies’ card!!! Thank you so very much…I so appreciate it and send with it many blessings to you….. peace, / jan

  • My Sweet Lu Lu Is gone
    by BarbaraWilliams

    I recently posted a picture of my yorkie who was pregnant. She went into distress this morning and died in my husband’s arms. She had 5 p…

    I recently posted a picture of my yorkie who was pregnant. She went into distress this morning and died in my husband’s arms. She had 5 puppies and 3 were trying to come out at one time . 2 were up in her lung area and she started having trouble breathing. We gave her mouth to mouth and heart pushing. She came back for about 2 minutes and then was gone again. We were at the vets in 5 minutes but it was to late to save here or the puppies. I am in shock! I feel like my heart is going to break. I feel so responsible. I can’t breathe. I am so crushed.

  • A sad day for me
    by Chris Willis

    I received the news early this morning that my dear Mum passed away in the night. Feeling pretty awful at the moment. She was a very old …

    I received the news early this morning that my dear Mum passed away in the night. Feeling pretty awful at the moment. She was a very old lady and a real blessing as a Mum…although dementia had changed her somewhat. So…If you don’t see any of my work…or hear from me over the next week…you know why. I’d appreciate your prayers over the coming days For now…..it’s goodbye Blessings / Chris

  • Question asked of Me.....How Many Did You Watch Die?
    by Ginger Barritt

    I don’t exactly know where I’m going with this, so you’ll have to bear with me as this unfolds. I was asked tonight, how many people I…

    I don’t exactly know where I’m going with this, so you’ll have to bear with me as this unfolds. I was asked tonight, how many people I had watched die. This caught me off guard and I got emotional. This is not strange in one way, especially looking at it from some of your perspectives, since many of you, have not seen even one person slip from this world. It was part of my everyday world to watch people die for 10 years. I was the Patient Representative in the ER and it was I who took care of families of patients involved in trauma’s or life and death events such as strokes, MI’s and the like….or the simple slipping away of a person who’s body had worn out from time or disease. The answer to the question, how many, can not be answered by me…..I sometimes saw 2 or 3 at a time through accidents…and older people die every day. Day after day and week after week you become accustomed to this event…..I’m not saying it was easy to be with families when they lost someone…..it certainly was not…but I am comfortable with my beliefs in an afterlife and the cycle of life. The person who dies is beyond any help that I or the family can give them, as far as I know….. But as this person finished with this question…...How many people have you seen die? I was overwhelmed by visions of people dying…....There are many who have stayed with me for all these years….maybe because it was peaceful…such as an elderly lady who had until a few hours prior to her arrival, been working in her flower bed…..I stood by the bedside with her two daughters, listening to stories they needed to tell of their mother, her kindness, and how much she loved her flowers, while she quietly slipped away.. The very first one was a kid, a teenager who was on the verge of graduation from high school His father, who was an EMR had taken him to pick up the surprise graduation gift, a beautiful used motorcycle…..The kid eagarly jumped on and headed back toward home with his father in the car right behind him…They were anxious to get home and tinker with it the way father and son will…...Somehow, the son didn’t see the logging truck and went under the wheel….......We heard the father on the radio calling for the helicopter to please get there quickly, but it was much much too late….The boy died in his fathers arms while Mother, who was also an EMR listened helplessly to every word on their scanner at home…. Some are so horrifying, as a woman, I can’t wrap my head around it…...I thought the EMTs had brought in a doll…..That’s what she looked like….a beautiful small doll….but that wasn’t it….it was a baby….a mother had been having a party at her house…the baby was crying so she put it in the car seat….in the garage…..with the car running…...then went to sleep….. Some, are so ….. dramatic….one of the deaths was a young African American man who died of a stroke….he had about 60 friends and family waiting with me in the family rooms…..I was nervous anyway, because there were so many people and I was new…...They were understandably anxious, upset, and demanding information that for the moment no one had….but the Doctor that day was a very matter of fact, no nonsense man who came back to the room and sat down, and simply blurted out to all of these folks…..He’s gone….He’s dead…......... I was totally unprepared for what happened next….Everyone hit the floor…..I mean I looked around and they were dropping like flies........I don’t know how long I stood there, but when I came to my senses, I ran from person to person asking uselessly, are you Ok? I looked back and the Doctor was still sitting on his chair with his legs crossed calmly watching me in my panic, trying to help those with their own panic…..Then he calmly got up, and walked over first one and then another, of the writhing sea of family….leaving me to grab wash cloths and ice and try to calm them as best as I could…. I was there when a woman came in shot in the belly…..as she was dying, she talked to her husband….it became apparent that he was the one who shot her…. An elderly man was dying a very slow death from cancer and decided to end it with a gun…....His wife of over 50 years tried to take it away from him. They struggled, but he succeeded and was mortally wounded when he arrived with us…..His wife, who had loved him for so long, now struggled with an event and an image which would overshadow any and all of her former good memories of her life with him….she would always come back to that moment, as she sat there silently crying, I washed the blood from her face and hands with wash cloths. The very same night in another part of the ER another husband and wife were holding hands…...as I took her up to intensive care where her husband would die later that night, she told me how he was her first and only love and how hard it was to say goodbye to your whole world…...but I wanted to hug her, which I did, but I couldn’t tell her how lucky she was to be able to sweetly kiss the man you love goodbye and still keep all the wonderful memories without the tarnish. This night always stayed with me because of the tragic contrast…..Maybe because I was meant to tell this story one day. I could go on and parts of me want to, maybe to release these ghosts forever, but I’ll do it another day…..So to that person who ask me how many….I don’t know….

  • Urgent. Does anyone know anything about goldfish?
    by elizabethrose05

    hey / i need urgent help before my favourite goldfish dies.. / a few days ago, i noticed white spots on my goldfish’s tail, fins and head. ...

    hey / i need urgent help before my favourite goldfish dies.. / a few days ago, i noticed white spots on my goldfish’s tail, fins and head. so i thought it was a disease called white spot. / i thought i’d leave it a day or 2 and see how he’s going.. / today i checked on him and his tail is all jaggered and munched. / i don’t think the other fish have been eating it, and i was wondering if it could have something to do with the disease. / is it white spot or something else? / he still has the white spots.. and a jaggeredy tailll….. / HELPP!!

  • Mon, November 17, 2008.... HOW SAD .....Debby the polar bear dies .......
    by Madeline M Allen

    Zoo favourite one of the oldest bears on record Debby the polar bear dies ….... The world’s oldest living polar bear has died. / Deb…

    Zoo favourite one of the oldest bears on record Debby the polar bear dies ….... The world’s oldest living polar bear has died. / Debby the polar bear was euthanized Monday after spending her final moments surrounded by zookeepers and veterinarians, the Assiniboine Park zoo announced. / The polar bear’s health had been declining for several months but zoo officials said she remained active and alert until Monday, when a clinical exam indicated multiple organ failure. Born in Russia in 1966, Debby arrived at Winnipeg’s zoo as an orphaned cub the following year. She spent most of her life with her mate Skipper, and together they produced six surviving offspring. When Debby was 41 years old, she earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s oldest living polar bear. At 42, she was among the top three oldest bears ever recorded among all eight species of bears. / “Debby was without a doubt the most famous animal in the Assiniboine Park Zoo’s 104-year history,” said zoo co-ordinator Dr. Gordon Glover. “Her uncanny ability to strike magnificent and charming poses resulted in her being featured in countless photographs, films and media stories. She will be missed by millions of zoo visitors.” The public is invited to celebrate Debby’s life at a ceremony at the zoo’s Animal Tracks Cafe from noon to 1 p.m. this Saturday. MY ARTWORK TO CELEBRATE DEBBY’S LIFE .................. / By: Madeline M. Allen DEBBY – GO AWAY / DEBBY – TUNDRA / DEBBY – AURORA POLARIS / DEBBY – SPIRIT OF THE TUNDRA / DEBBY – WINDSWEPT SPIRITS / DEBBY – MIDNIGHT ON THE TUNDRA / :DEBBY – DREAM SPIRIT / DEBBY – SPIRIT HUNTERS / :DEBBY – MA MA BEAR / DEBBY – WINDSWEPT SPIRITS AQUA {SOLD TO DAWN DAVIES} / SMUDGEART GALLERY / CHRISTMAS CARDS*

  • Which One Would it Be?
    by Jacqueline Baker

    Was just thinking ( i know that’s dangerous for me LOL) but if God forbid anything should happen to any of one of us what image would you…

    Was just thinking ( i know that’s dangerous for me LOL) but if God forbid anything should happen to any of one of us what image would you want to be remembered for? I think everyone knows which image would be my favourite one…........yes it’s ‘The Adoration’ but am sooo interested to know what is the one image that you would choose above all others in your portfolio that is your masterpiece, your baby, your soul?

  • Heat Wave
    by Leeo

    During this heat wave I’ve heard that birds & animals are getting very distressed & dying…ie – possums who can’t cope with the intense …

    During this heat wave I’ve heard that birds & animals are getting very distressed & dying…ie – possums who can’t cope with the intense heat, just falling out of trees. Yesterday, on my way home from work I saw a pigeon sitting on a car roof…it looked very distressed & I’m guessing didn’t survive. Due to our water restrictions people aren’t filling up their bird baths, and many households & work places don’t have any water outside & the birds & animals are struggling to find water to cool themselves down & hydrate in this heat. So, to help the birds & animals that share our baking planet, I thought I’d suggest that people place an icecream container of water outside during this heatwave, to help them make it through, and depending on your workplace, it might be an idea to take one to work too : )

  • Whomever Has The Biggest Lens When He Dies Wins!
    by sigfusson

    Check out this Sigma 200-500 f/2.8 200-500 f/2.8 monster! This is a $24…

    Check out this Sigma 200-500 f/2.8 200-500 f/2.8 monster! This is a $24,000, 16kg lens, the only 500mm f2.8 of the world! Better start pumping weights & adding spinach to your diet…this puppy needs a pair of Popeye pipes to hand hold.

  • A Culture of VIolence
    by H M Bascom

    The anniversary of the Columbine School Shooting is a good time to talk abo…

    The anniversary of the Columbine School Shooting is a good time to talk about violence in American society, especially in our schools. Here are a few bits of information from the National Education Association Health Information Network More than 135,000 guns are brought into U.S. schools each day. In a brief 5 year period, (1994 to 1999) there were 220 violent events in American schools which resulted in 253 deaths. Gunfire killed 90,000 children and teenagers in American between 1979 and 2001. Children in America are in greater danger of being killed by a gun than the children of any other industrialized nation on Earth. In one year, firearms killed no children in Japan, 19 in Great Britain, 57 in Germany, 109 in France, 153 in Canada, and 5,285 in the United States. American children are 16 times more likely to be murdered with a gun, 11 times more likely to use a gun to commit suicide, and nine times more likely to die from a gun accident than children in 25 other industrialized countries combined. Kids access guns easily because there’s at least one gun in 40 percent of American homes. 30 to 40 percent of those guns are left loaded and unlocked. Roughly 80 percent of school shootings have occurred when kids access their parents’ or relatives’ guns. At Columbine the weapons used were purchased at gun shows, which are virtually cash and carry. Source There is no denying we are a violent culture. There is no denying that our children are dying by guns in alarming numbers. There is no denying that there is something wrong in America. What is wrong with America? I think some of the problem is the John Wayne Syndrome where Americans are indoctrinated to believe that problems can be solved with a tough guy attitude and violence. REFERENCE PAGE

  • the chicken did not die in vain...
    by Jen Cannella

    he won the LMOA chicken art challenge posthumously!! : ) / Good …

    he won the LMOA chicken art challenge posthumously!! : ) / Good little dead chicken! /

  • Michael Jackson Died today...
    by Jessica Walker

    :( I’m sad. He was only 50. I actually liked his music, seriously. / It was something I secretly listened to. / And it’s just sad….

    :( I’m sad. He was only 50. I actually liked his music, seriously. / It was something I secretly listened to. / And it’s just sad. / He was one of the most famous people in the world I think. Totally going to go listen to his music now.

  • "Don't Let Your Dreams Die"
    by Karen Cougan

    A man lay on his bed at the end of his life waiting to die… His dream came to pay his last respects and bid farewell to the man who …

    A man lay on his bed at the end of his life waiting to die… His dream came to pay his last respects and bid farewell to the man who had never used it. As it entered the room the man looked down in shame. “Why did you not realise me ?” the dream asked. “Because I was afraid,” the man said. “Afraid of what,” said the dream. “I was afraid I would fail.” “But haven’t you failed by not attempting to use me?”. “Yes I did, but I always thought there would be tomorrow.” “You Fool!” said the dream” Did it never occur to you that there was only ever today? the moment that you are in right now? Do you think that now that death is here that you can put it off until tomorrow?”. “No”. said the man, a tear gently rolling down his cheek. The dream was softer now, because it knew that there were two types of pain, the pain of discipline and the pain of regret, and while discipline weighs ounces, regret weighs pounds. Then the dream leant forward to gently wipe away the tear and said, “You need only have taken the first step and I would have taken one to meet you, for the only thing that ever separated us was the belief in your mind that you couldn’t have me”. Then they said goodbye and they both died… —-found on the Internet by an unknown author.

  • Lovely to come back to - Features and Top 10 Placements
    by Marilyn Harris

    Thank You for the following Features and Top 10 Placements. Orange Bracket Fungi...

    Thank You for the following Features and Top 10 Placements. Orange Bracket Fungi featured in the Top 10 of Fungilicious Challenge Bracket Fungi Entwined featured in the Top 10 of Retired and Happy Challenge Trees Wreck of the William Pitt featured in History Snow Lichen – As delicate as Lace featured in Fungilicious Also featured in the Top 10 of Lichen Challenge Romancing the Icicle featured in Made by Nature Country Scene – Ophir Road featured in the Top 10 of Retired and Happy Challenge Rural Scenes Convict Padlock featured in the Top 10 of Alphabet Soup Challenge The Best of P He Died for Freedom and Honour featured in Metallic Junktion Cape Tourville Lighthouse featured in The Compact Group My heartfelt Thanks to all for your overwhelming support!

  • films about creativity and design
    by Natalie Tyler

    In the last week I’ve come across trailers for two design films which are definitely worth keeping an eye out for. “Died Young, Stayed Pr…

    In the last week I’ve come across trailers for two design films which are definitely worth keeping an eye out for. Died Young, Stayed Pretty, a film about rock poster design and Coast Modern, a film about Modernist Architecture … Died Young, Stayed Pretty Died Young, Stayed Pretty is a candid look at the underground poster culture in North America. This unique documentary examines the creative spirit that drives these indie graphic artists. The film gives us intimate look at some of the giants of this modern subculture. Outside of their own circle, they’re virtually unknown. But within their ranks they make up an army of bareknuckle brawlers, publicly arguing the aesthetic merits of octopus imagery and hairy 70s porn stars. They’ve created their own visual language for describing the spotty underbelly of western civilization and they’re not shy about throwing it in the face of polite society. Along the way, they manage to create posters that are strikingly obscene, unflinchingly blasphemous and often quite beautiful. Coast Modern Filmmakers Michael Bernard and Gavin Froome take you on a journey through three generations of modernist movements on the West Coast of North America. From Rudolf Schindler and Richard Neutra’s 1920s Hollywood, through to the second wave of post WWII America to today’s current modernist renaissance. This film speaks with the architects and their patrons and asks if Modernism’s time has finally come or did it ever really go away. Coast Modern appears to still be in post production and Died Young, Stayed Pretty currently has screenings across the US and one in London on the 9th of October. If you’re into these kind of indie films about creativity, art, design and the like, The Devil and Daniel Johnston is another that’s worth checking out. The Devil and Daniel Johnston is a stunning portrait of a musical and artistic genius who nearly slipped away. Director Jeff Feuerzeig exquisitely depicts a perfect example of brilliance and madness going hand in hand with subject Daniel Johnston. As an artist suffering from manic depression with delusions of grandeur, Daniel Johnston’s wild fluctuations, numerous downward spirals, and periodic respites are exposed in this deeply moving documentary. Just reading that makes me want to watch it again. The trailer is available here ...

  • Dear Grim Reaper
    by ArcadiaTempest

    Dear Grim Reaper, / / I didn’t have much say when my other dad also died. How lucky was I to have two dads…both now gone. / How unlu…

    Dear Grim Reaper, / / I didn’t have much say when my other dad also died. How lucky was I to have two dads…both now gone. / How unlucky is that? I am not sure to this day why you thought my dad as in my birth dad needed to leave us at the age of 55. / / / My memories of him are his facial expressions and the noises he would make. / I don’t have any memories of conversations between a father and his daughter. / Oh I am fibbing, there is one. He discussed with me that I should look after my teeth and the importance of brushing but I don’t remember if he talked about flossing. He was a dentist so that conversation came easy I guess. / / I wrote to him and my mum, a letter just out of the blue, I reckon about 2 years before he died. / No prompting or ulterior motives. / To this day I don’t know what compelled me to write it as when I composed that letter I was young , immature and selfish as I recall. I told my parents individually in this letter how I loved them and thanked them for being my parents. / I have a feeling that it was a mighty fine letter from the heart. Dad, not once spoke of this letter to me. / My mum did after I asked her a few times did it arrive and she mumbled something about it “being nice”. / / When my sister rang the day, you, Mr Reaper handed out your ‘no refunds life is up coupon’ to my dad everything in my life changed. Dad’s breathe ceased and his physical death shook destroying that picture I was drawing where we were going to sit down and have that long awaited chat. / I played charades with myself and pretended you were in a chair and I did speak what I wanted to say but Mr Reaper couldn’t you just of let me have my dad a little longer? / My son, he has my dad’s eyes, the same colour blue. I would have pointed that out to dad and he would have made one of his funny expressions accompanied with one of his funny sounds. / / Then my mum after a time married again. / He was a lovely man and I found another dad. He took me under his fatherly wings and even though I shuffled my feet and self consciously studied the ants on the ground, I felt heard for the first time by a dad. / I loved my second dad and shyly let him love me back. / / / Please explain to me Mr Reaper why you saw fit to take him as well? / He had a lingering death of a snail with no shell trying to make it uphill in a torrent of rain. / I would go and visit him in the hospice and see my second dad turning into a shadow and I pretended it did not affect me. Inside I was emotionally decaying as much as his body was fading away. The day he died was mixed with relief and angry sadness. / / / If there is some complaints department that this letter could be directed to I would appreciate that. / I know you are just doing your job but did you have to take both of my dads? / / / Yours faithfully A daughter who had two dads that you took away / /

  • Catalin Soare died 26th December 2009
    by J.K. York

    / Catalin Soare R.I.P. I just got an e-mail…

    / Catalin Soare R.I.P. I just got an e-mail from Anton Soare that Catalin passed away over Christmas. Many of you who were Photo.net members remember him as the cavalier Romanian photographer always supportive of everyone’s work. He was an RB member when the site first started. I will miss him and his art. James

  • final sale of the year!
    by KreddibleTrout

    ...or is it? / Unless there’s someone out there with the cajones to out-do titus on his super…

    ...or is it? / Unless there’s someone out there with the cajones to out-do titus on his super-awesome-under-the-wire-last-minute (not to mention my best sale to date) purchase of a framed print of montreal die-in (also my first framed print to sell). What a way to end the year! I’m quite (and I don’t throw this term around lightly) stoked about it. Thanks very much titus. As for challenge I’ve placed for folks to step up to the plate & defend their cojones, remember, I’m on the west coast of Canada. New Years happens last for me. 26 hours left to out-do the man. / HAS YOU GOT???

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