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This_City

  1. I made a short film called Lift This Shadow. Please enjoy. - vimeo.com/38744926 4:10 PM Mar 18th via web
  2. I'm especially proud of "We Will Be Listening," which I both shot and starred in. It's set to "Ripe (With Decay)" by @nineinchnails. Enjoy. 11:51 PM Dec 21st, 2011 via web
  3. I made two short music videos in the last three weeks. You can watch them at thiscity.tumblr.com. Spread the word. 11:49 PM Dec 21st, 2011 via web
  4. My new (very) short story is called "The sky always looks nicest above the condos." You can read it here: tumblr.com/xel3pzfbym 8:26 PM Jul 26th, 2011 via web
  5. Ring of Silence is a short film I made using only photographs, with music by @Tettix. Enjoy. - http://tumblr.com/xel1z1cb5a 5:54 PM Apr 4th, 2011 via web
  6. @ManaTree Tumblr has native RSS feeds: thiscity.tumblr.com/rss 12:06 PM Jan 12th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac in reply to ManaTree
  7. Today I wrote something. It seems like it's about the sun, but it's really about the beach. You can read it here: http://bit.ly/cDkstC 2:00 PM Nov 14th, 2010 via web
  8. The Red Wheelbarrow is one of my favorite poems, so that just makes me really happy. 11:44 AM Sep 18th, 2010 via web
  9. The last few months have been a time of flux for me, and it's been really positive. Forgive the relentless negativity of the last few posts. 4:21 PM Sep 15th, 2010 via Tweetie for Mac
  10. Been listening to of Montreal lately, just like the last time I posted. I've posted a lot of stuff since then. http://thiscity.tumblr.com 4:17 PM Sep 15th, 2010 via Tweetie for Mac
  11. "We want our film to be beautiful, not realistic." - Kevin Barnes, "The Past Is A Grotesque Animal" 12:10 PM Jul 16th, 2010 via Tweetie for Mac
  12. I found that last week, and I'm not sure I'll be able to get that feeling back for a long time. 7:05 PM Jul 11th, 2010 via mobile web
  13. Everything I've ever written has been about trying to find a home, somewhere I really belong. 7:04 PM Jul 11th, 2010 via mobile web
  14. I recorded myself reading my short story Twilight at Carbon lake. You can find it at thiscity.tumblr.com. 7:40 PM Jun 25th, 2010 via web
  15. I put up a short film called This Is Modern Life on This City. It's not very good at all. So it goes. 6:08 PM Jun 23rd, 2010 via web
  16. My new story is an updated version of the first thing I wrote for This City, Twilight at Carbon Lake. Please enjoy. 4:30 PM Jun 22nd, 2010 via web
  17. New on This City - a new theme, a new story, and a new attitude. http://thiscity.tumblr.com 4:29 PM Jun 22nd, 2010 via web
  18. I think it's time for some change. Keep an eye out in the coming weeks. 10:13 AM Jun 22nd, 2010 via web
  19. Another short sketch, new on This City - http://thiscity.tumblr.com/post/671521290/sketch-two 7:24 PM Jun 6th, 2010 via web
  20. New on This City - my second short film, —end of side one— - http://bit.ly/b3mLKk 7:24 PM Jun 6th, 2010 via web