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Someone said there’d be cake. Writer, originally Chicawgowan, living in Oyreland for the craic. Older - and stronger - than dirt.
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Matchbox, 29 November
Silhouettes of two persons in red at a black table (?) that reads. MAKAI MATCHES. Below PRADHAT MATCH COMPANY ETTAYAPURAM.
November 29, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Mannequin in a beige dress, an artificial plant in a silver trumpet, my reflection in a cap.
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Matchbox, 28 November
Centaur against a blue-green background. ARMADA is reversed over a lit, filtered cigarette.
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Marine Institute building peeks its Art-Moderne eyes over a grassy hill.
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Matchbook, 27 November
50s dancing girl with CLUB NORMAN on cover. The binding has old-time phone number LOrain 6-9331. Bottle, cocktail, and bowl of onion rings (?) on book side which reads PROP. NORMAN KOOBS. Reversed out of bowl 16327-29 LONG BEACH BLVD. LYNWOOD CALIFORNIA.
November 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Lonesome pod apartment in empty parking lot. Floodlight at right, neon strips at pod entrance at left.
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Matchbook, 26 November
Woman windblown by exhaust from red airplane. Brunette hair flying to the left, yellow dress kicked up to expose her stockinged legs. Title LOG CABIN NIGHT CLUB ORCHESTRA NIGHTLY.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Wind-shaped tree at the Galway Bay shore. Wet path curves in front with retaining walls and white stakes.
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Matchbook, 25 November
Red-roofed barn in a pastoral setting behind a large ketchup bottle. Label reads PRIDE OF THE FARM BRAND TOMATO KETCHUP. the red strip at top says NICE ‘N SPICY and the blue text reads RECIPE INSIDE. At bottom CLOSE CIVER BEFORE STRIKING.
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Sunset over Galway Bay and the Burren hills of Clare. A SLEEP OUT sign at lower left next to a finger sign and a pole. A bench and beyond the Black Rock diving tower.
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Matchbook, 24 November
Bottles of Chianti and a salami hang between green curtains that read IN CHICAGO. Above the match striker the title CLUB EL BIANCO is the strap line WORLD FAMOUS FOR ITALIAN ‘FIESTA’ DINNERS.
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Four dancing trees at sunset.
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Matchbook, 23 November
Drawing of a woman carrying a sheave of flowers. She wears a blue shawl and a billowy red skirt and a tan apron. Vertical reversed type reads NICE, at bottom SEITA.
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Street view. White building with attached wires on left, street light in front of another white building, center and right. Salmon building in the distance.
November 23, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Matchbook, 22 November
Under the title THE MERMAID ROOM sits a mermaid playing a uke. She has a flower in her hair, a yellow lei, and an orange skirt. Flowers and stars surround her, along with script words CICKTAIL and LIVE MUSIC. AT BOTTOM, reversed text reads PAGO PAGO PARADISE.
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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House in winter light alongside the canal. Mismatched windows, telephone pole, tree at far left.
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Matchbox, 21 November
Red filigree surrounds two white cranes. Title at top reads VULCAN MATCHES, at bottom MADE IN TIDAHOLN SWEDEN.
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Traditional light blue tower at school. Open gates and trees.
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Matchbox, 20 November
In a one-piece, off-the-shoulder bathing suit she happily wades into the surf. Headline reads RELAX AT THE SEASHORE.
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Winter sun angle highlights clouds over Galway Bay.
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Matchbook, 19 November
Framed by circle, woman in traditional Japanese dress stands next to a low wall next to water, evergreen tree branches overhead. Japanese characters in red.
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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Sunset with Black Rock diving tower in the foreground, Clare hills in the distance.
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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Matchbook, 18 November
Pinup girl on a settee in heels, WE AIM TO PLEASE surrounded by circle and random stars, CLOSE COVER FOR SAFETY at bottom.
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Galway Bay at sunset, Clare across the water, looking out toward the islands. A life saver on a pole, a person walking toward Black Rock.
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Matchbox, 17 November
Hindu monkey god flying in blue and red superhero garb. Carrying a yellow rattle (gourd? magic wand?) and what appears to be a platter of veg. Red title RAMDOOTH, black text 50’S PRICE 13PS, SAFETY MATCHES. Reversed out of black SAKTHI MATCH WORKS RAJAPALAYAM.
November 17, 2025 at 7:06 AM