05/26/2026
Looking back at this photograph from 2015 and I notice the dish brush on the sink.
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I notice the towel hanging on the faucet.
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The sponge and dish soap is left out.
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In today’s world I would be tempted to take those out using a removal tool in my editing software.
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Why?
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When did real life become undesirable?
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When did imperfections become “fixable”?
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I LONG for real. I LONG for raw.
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This was a mom who took some space to explore herself.
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After I left she probably made dinner for her two children in that kitchen and then washed the dishes with those very tools.
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For a second, she got to mix her two worlds.
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That is art.