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  • October 29, 2022

    Paris: Nostalgia, Finally

    Paris: Nostalgia, Finally

    In addition to the film photographs Oak shot this past summer, there are many digital photographs as well. Lately, I’ve been thinking of this special trip with the kids. I’ll share words on my newsletter soon enough. And if you haven’t subscribed yet, With Love, L is where I am these days. An official and overdue goodbye to this special long-running space will happen soon enough.

    In the meantime, here are photos to round us out:

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  • September 22, 2022

    Paris, Through My Son’s Eyes

    Paris, Through My Son’s Eyes

    For his eighth birthday, I gifted Oak a small yellow, point and shoot Kodak film camera. For years, he grabbed my Fuji off of our green television stand and snapped ...

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  • September 14, 2022

    September’s Words

    September’s Words

    “Though we do not wholly believe it yet, the interior life is a real life, and the intangible dreams of people have a tangible effect on the world.” —James Baldwin

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  • August 16, 2022

    The Mae House: Kids Den Dreaming

    The Mae House: Kids Den Dreaming

    The kids den was finished with the hands of girlfriends this winter. Cobwebs were removed, paint was touched-up, drawers were lined with contact paper found within the old house. Months ...

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  • August 12, 2022

    Serena, The Evolutionary

    Serena, The Evolutionary

    For the past few days I have been silently tossing around Serena Williams’ news in my head. For the past few days, a word she so intentionally used, evolution, to ...

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  • August 3, 2022

    August’s Words

    Photo and video via Open Culture of a Never-aired TV profile of James Baldwin. Posting for August’s words a day after his birthday.

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  • July 21, 2022

    On Summer Big Chops And Family Stories

    On Summer Big Chops And Family Stories

    In my family there were nearly a handful of sayings we lived by when it came to our hair. These words were passed down to me by my mother, to ...

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