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Sunset clouds over a neighborhood of houses.

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La Catrina

by Walter Mackins October 10, 2026, 6:00 amOctober 13, 2026, 12:04 pm

A discarded toilet sits by a tree on a sidewalk next to a “Do Not Dump Garbage or Refuse” warning sign, with overgrown grass around the base.

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Rules were made to be broken

by Walter Mackins September 26, 2026, 3:16 pmSeptember 25, 2026, 3:19 pm

A black zip tie and a cigarette butt are attached to a gray pole above a pedestrian crossing button on a city sidewalk.

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Ifs, ands, or…

by Beth Winegarner September 24, 2026, 6:00 amSeptember 24, 2026, 12:01 pm

A patio with a table, chairs, watering can, potted plants, and colorful flower decorations against a concrete wall and blue railing.

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A garden of delights

by Walter Mackins August 22, 2026, 6:00 amAugust 21, 2026, 7:21 pm

Two metal utility covers on a concrete sidewalk, one inscribed with graffiti, with parts of two shoes visible at the bottom corners of the image.

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Being Anticolonial

by Walter Mackins July 12, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 10:53 pm

A worn beige door with an oval glass window is set in a peach-colored wall beside a Skittles advertisement poster.

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When One Door Closes

by Walter Mackins July 4, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 28, 2026, 11:26 pm

A plastic skeleton is seated in the driver's seat of a beige car parked on a sunny city street.

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Really old Volvo

by Joe Eskenazi May 16, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 12:13 am

A yellow rotary phone is mounted on the trunk of a large tree beside a street lined with parked cars and buildings.

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Long-distance call

by Joe Eskenazi March 26, 2026, 6:00 amJuly 29, 2026, 1:25 am

We'll send a verification code to %EMAIL%.