SIDEWAYS EIGHT PROJECTS

~ Addiction ~

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It can come in many forms, in any form, contained in small plastic bottles or mindsets. Only when we acknowledge the power that we have to build new bridges, to rewrite connections, and to establish new and different patterns, can we begin to combat these edifices of habit. Some wounds are self inflicted. Some are the direct result of others. Love must come before judgment otherwise we will all be laying beside our bottles just as empty and still.

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#poetry #photography #addiction #bottles #thought #synapse #bridge #habit #wounds #observations

~ Grab ‘em by the hat ~

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What does America mean to you? Is it the land of the free? Is it the home of the brave? Is it where anyone can be all they can be? Is it a nation enslaved? A melting pot, a land of have and have nots, the stars and the stripes, innocents behind bars, and online gripes. The Roman Empire waiting to fall, a military-industrial complex, one gigantic shopping mall, a land of bounced checks. a place where anyone can make it, anyone can fake it, anyone can take it, and anyone can break it. Rooted in genocide and theft, with mass shootings in pride bereft of reasons why. These divided states of hysteria, with wide skies, where edited profiles stare at you, and try to close your bright eyes. A land of enchantment and hope, a land of planned and slippery slope. A land of divide and conquer, and the illusion of control. A land of media and mayhem, of families trying to make ends meet. A land where everyone has things to say, platforms to say them, and yet the majority feel incomplete.

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#poetry #america #redhat #opinions #facts #media #politics #landofthefree #homeofthebrave #redwhiteandblue #administration #leadership #history #country #world #events #past #future

~ the shape of sadness ~

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Beautifully shot, and elegantly collected, I don’t know but it’s not just what I expected. Like Amelie meets the creature from the Black Lagoon meets government conspiracy, all three intriguing to me. But where was he from, why was he here, and how did this shape come to be? Such a beautiful outline to a story, and so well cast across the board. The imagery was gorgeous, but left me wondering what was moving this vast loss forward. I did love when she flipped Shannon off in sign, and she did have one absolutely fantastic line. I kept trying and trying to fall in love with this movie from start to finish, but just didn’t and it left so much on my wish list.

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#poetry #photography #movieposter #screen #datenight #tickets #shapeofwater #shapeofwatermovie #shapeofart

~ Nevada Sunset ~

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#photography #nofilter #sunset #coloredsky #highdesert #nevada #homemeansnevada #renoisrad #sparks #biggestlittlecity #fridayevening #silence #clouds #cottoncandy #nature #naturalbeauty #sky #skyporn #love #instapics

~ You are enough as you are to be loved ~ (longer version)

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I have no glory.

The Glory is God’s.

But it’s become part of my story, to challenge the odds.

So even if one hand snaps,

And one head knods,

I’ll be writing poems and raps,

if no one claps, most take naps, and there’s no one there who applauds.

Words thrown like lightning rods, drawing the manifest spark, I can only see the silhouettes of your bods,

I want to feel you in the dark.

The glory isn’t mine,

but I’ll happily take the Joy.

And there isn’t anything divine,

that I wish to destroy.

Boy oh boy, it’s St. Valentine,

wasting away in a cell;

Trying by praying day by day,

and saying things in a certain way, through Love Letters to whomever it may,

trying before dying to stay far far away from earthly hell.

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#poetry #valentines #loveletters #sidewayseightprojects #poetsofthecaribbean #openingpoem #writers #poets #poet #poems #poem #mic #stage #show #voice #love #lovepoems

I am so happy to be hosting the next installment in the special event series on Valentine’s Day! Spoken Views Collective presents ‘Poets of the Caribbean: Love Letters’ live at the Bruka Theatre. Grab your love, a friend, a loved one, or fly solo. We will dig into the meaning of Love itself. The show will begin at 7pm (6:30pm Doors)

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#poetry #arts #show #host #spokenword #loveletters #poetsofthecaribbean #love

At Sideways Eight Projects, we are so proud and excited to be one of many consistent creative contributors to Reno Arts News!

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#poetry #photography #spokenword #stage #screen #reviews #opinions #arts #artists #creative #artistic #reno #renoisrad #biggestlittleartcity #biggestlittlecity

~ My Favorite Murder Podcast ~

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We share fascination with someone prematurely causing the inevitable. We share an appreciation for seeking the truth, making light of the darkness, and sharing stories and personal voice. Only in death do we release our agenda driven humanity once and for all, to rejoin the souls of those we once knew, and always loved.

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#podcast #podcasts #myfavoritemurder #myfavoritemurderpodcast #staysexydontgetmurdered #murderinos #murderinosunite #heart #loss #death #murder #crime #clues #commentary #stories

~ rising tides ~

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This photo is supposed to graphically represent climate change from a symbolic perspective. It is a blending of three separate photos: A photo of stratus clouds over Inglefield Bay in Greenland from National Geographic, A photo my father took of my mother in Central Park near Strawberry Fields (NYC), and a photo I took myself of party ribbons blowing violently in the turbulent wind atop a parking structure in Sparks, Nevada. Digital enhancement, filtration, and text were all personal additions in post. These changes affect everyone everywhere. Temperatures, rainfall, ice pack, wind, tides, port cities especially, and our relationships with each other will all continue to be effected.

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#photography #socialconscience #climatechange #seaisrising #wind #rain #nationalgeographic #activism #ozone #greenhouse #environment #environmentalethics #policies #restrictions #motherearth #families #refugees