David J. Clarke
@jazzphreak.bsky.social
Seeking work as a Peer Bridger or 988 Support Agent. Jazz fanatic & amateur photographer. Former philosopher & logician. Disciple of Richard Rorty. Francophile. 💙🏳️🌈📸🎷 🇫🇷
The clearing wind had begun to blow. As the overcast was displaced with brilliance and color, as more and more light poured into the valley, the hour seemed tumultuous and exalting. Backgammon and gin.
—The Journals of John Cheever
#prose #genre #lyrical #johncheever #geoffdyer
—The Journals of John Cheever
#prose #genre #lyrical #johncheever #geoffdyer
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The clearing wind had begun to blow. As the overcast was displaced with brilliance and color, as more and more light poured into the valley, the hour seemed tumultuous and exalting. Backgammon and gin.
—The Journals of John Cheever
#prose #genre #lyrical #johncheever #geoffdyer
—The Journals of John Cheever
#prose #genre #lyrical #johncheever #geoffdyer
Zadie Smith's essay collection 'Dead and Alive' is her best yet. Open the book & receive the gifts of an imagination that radiates w boundless energy, is never dogmatic, ceaseleslly curious & always striving to understand her subject, regardless of where it leads.
#essays #film #novels #zadiesmith
#essays #film #novels #zadiesmith
November 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Zadie Smith's essay collection 'Dead and Alive' is her best yet. Open the book & receive the gifts of an imagination that radiates w boundless energy, is never dogmatic, ceaseleslly curious & always striving to understand her subject, regardless of where it leads.
#essays #film #novels #zadiesmith
#essays #film #novels #zadiesmith
Mr. Lindner? That milquetoast?
Right. Mr. Lindner, the milquetoast. So what did you think the devil would look like? If he were red with a tail, horns, and cloven hooves, any fool could say no.
—How to Read Literature Like a Professor
—Thomas C. Foster
#LorraineHansberry #Southside #Faust #Symbol
Right. Mr. Lindner, the milquetoast. So what did you think the devil would look like? If he were red with a tail, horns, and cloven hooves, any fool could say no.
—How to Read Literature Like a Professor
—Thomas C. Foster
#LorraineHansberry #Southside #Faust #Symbol
November 15, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Mr. Lindner? That milquetoast?
Right. Mr. Lindner, the milquetoast. So what did you think the devil would look like? If he were red with a tail, horns, and cloven hooves, any fool could say no.
—How to Read Literature Like a Professor
—Thomas C. Foster
#LorraineHansberry #Southside #Faust #Symbol
Right. Mr. Lindner, the milquetoast. So what did you think the devil would look like? If he were red with a tail, horns, and cloven hooves, any fool could say no.
—How to Read Literature Like a Professor
—Thomas C. Foster
#LorraineHansberry #Southside #Faust #Symbol
Blue skies with orange 5 summers past
#cloudphotography #blueskies #movinglight #lighttrails #eastcoastkin #horizon #boundless
#cloudphotography #blueskies #movinglight #lighttrails #eastcoastkin #horizon #boundless
November 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Blue skies with orange 5 summers past
#cloudphotography #blueskies #movinglight #lighttrails #eastcoastkin #horizon #boundless
#cloudphotography #blueskies #movinglight #lighttrails #eastcoastkin #horizon #boundless
From his library @blu-dot.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
From his library @blu-dot.bsky.social
"All of me swims, floats, crosses what exists with my nerves, I am nothing but a desire, anger, vagueness, as impalpable as energy. Energy? but where is my strength? in imprecision, in imprecision, in imprecision ..."
#ClariceLispector #Brazil #Novelist #ShortStories #Master #BeautifullyImprecise
#ClariceLispector #Brazil #Novelist #ShortStories #Master #BeautifullyImprecise
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"All of me swims, floats, crosses what exists with my nerves, I am nothing but a desire, anger, vagueness, as impalpable as energy. Energy? but where is my strength? in imprecision, in imprecision, in imprecision ..."
#ClariceLispector #Brazil #Novelist #ShortStories #Master #BeautifullyImprecise
#ClariceLispector #Brazil #Novelist #ShortStories #Master #BeautifullyImprecise
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Barista stirring Italian soda
#colorphotography #vivid #saturation #bokeh #variable #motion #hands #composition #lens #distortion #underexposed
#colorphotography #vivid #saturation #bokeh #variable #motion #hands #composition #lens #distortion #underexposed
November 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Barista stirring Italian soda
#colorphotography #vivid #saturation #bokeh #variable #motion #hands #composition #lens #distortion #underexposed
#colorphotography #vivid #saturation #bokeh #variable #motion #hands #composition #lens #distortion #underexposed
'Beethoven's Birth Room' — Alfred Eisenstadt
#blackandwhite #shadow #line #light #classical #romantic #bridge #dedication #homage #mementomori #artendures
#blackandwhite #shadow #line #light #classical #romantic #bridge #dedication #homage #mementomori #artendures
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
'Beethoven's Birth Room' — Alfred Eisenstadt
#blackandwhite #shadow #line #light #classical #romantic #bridge #dedication #homage #mementomori #artendures
#blackandwhite #shadow #line #light #classical #romantic #bridge #dedication #homage #mementomori #artendures
'Carving with a Camera'
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #abstract #HiroshiSugimoto #line #form #negativespace #composition
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #abstract #HiroshiSugimoto #line #form #negativespace #composition
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
'Generations and Time', by Shōmei Tōmatsu
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #streetphotography #ShōmeiTōmatsu
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #streetphotography #ShōmeiTōmatsu
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
'Generations and Time', by Shōmei Tōmatsu
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #streetphotography #ShōmeiTōmatsu
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #streetphotography #ShōmeiTōmatsu
'Lightning Fields', by Hiroshi Sugimoto
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #abstract #HiroshiSugimoto
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #abstract #HiroshiSugimoto
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
'Lightning Fields', by Hiroshi Sugimoto
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #abstract #HiroshiSugimoto
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #abstract #HiroshiSugimoto
Fan Ho, street photography with a nod to Willy Ronis
#photographer #filmmaker #influence #tradition #WilkyRonis #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #streetphotography #FanHo
#photographer #filmmaker #influence #tradition #WilkyRonis #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #streetphotography #FanHo
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Fan Ho, street photography with a nod to Willy Ronis
#photographer #filmmaker #influence #tradition #WilkyRonis #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #streetphotography #FanHo
#photographer #filmmaker #influence #tradition #WilkyRonis #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #streetphotography #FanHo
'Obsession', (1964) by Fan Ho
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #streetphotography #FanHo
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #streetphotography #FanHo
November 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
'Obsession', (1964) by Fan Ho
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #streetphotography #FanHo
#photographer #filmmaker #blackandwhite #monochrome #exposure #light #tonalshift #narrative #underrated #master #streetphotography #FanHo
Robert Adams: from 'The Place We Live' collection. No words except to note photography is a medium concerned with light. Also, seeing digital versions or even books in no way prepares you for what you encounter in person.
#RobertAdams #Light #Beauty #Essays
#RobertAdams #Light #Beauty #Essays
October 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Robert Adams: from 'The Place We Live' collection. No words except to note photography is a medium concerned with light. Also, seeing digital versions or even books in no way prepares you for what you encounter in person.
#RobertAdams #Light #Beauty #Essays
#RobertAdams #Light #Beauty #Essays
Blue Court & apartments on a rainy day
#streetphotography #underexposed #cityphotography #eastcoastkin #graduated #light #vignette #blur #hoopdreams #pattern #repetion
#reflection #rain
#streetphotography #underexposed #cityphotography #eastcoastkin #graduated #light #vignette #blur #hoopdreams #pattern #repetion
#reflection #rain
October 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Blue Court & apartments on a rainy day
#streetphotography #underexposed #cityphotography #eastcoastkin #graduated #light #vignette #blur #hoopdreams #pattern #repetion
#reflection #rain
#streetphotography #underexposed #cityphotography #eastcoastkin #graduated #light #vignette #blur #hoopdreams #pattern #repetion
#reflection #rain
My only note to the subject was 'show your true colors.'
#flora #pop #saturation #bokeh #orange #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling
#flora #pop #saturation #bokeh #orange #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling
October 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
My only note to the subject was 'show your true colors.'
#flora #pop #saturation #bokeh #orange #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling
#flora #pop #saturation #bokeh #orange #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling
Moderate mountain view Monday in Yakima as seen from the 5th floor of the Larson building.
#mountains #blueskies #eastcoastkin #puffyclouds #alliteration #skyline #horizon #landscape #blueskyphotography
#mountains #blueskies #eastcoastkin #puffyclouds #alliteration #skyline #horizon #landscape #blueskyphotography
October 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Moderate mountain view Monday in Yakima as seen from the 5th floor of the Larson building.
#mountains #blueskies #eastcoastkin #puffyclouds #alliteration #skyline #horizon #landscape #blueskyphotography
#mountains #blueskies #eastcoastkin #puffyclouds #alliteration #skyline #horizon #landscape #blueskyphotography
Like illuminated pearls the lamps shown from the summits of their tall poles upon the living texture below which, changing shape and hue unceasingly, sent up into the warm gray evening air an unchanging unceasing murmur.
—'Two Gallants' (Dubliners)
—James Joyce
#shortstory #light #synechdoche
—'Two Gallants' (Dubliners)
—James Joyce
#shortstory #light #synechdoche
October 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Like illuminated pearls the lamps shown from the summits of their tall poles upon the living texture below which, changing shape and hue unceasingly, sent up into the warm gray evening air an unchanging unceasing murmur.
—'Two Gallants' (Dubliners)
—James Joyce
#shortstory #light #synechdoche
—'Two Gallants' (Dubliners)
—James Joyce
#shortstory #light #synechdoche
Farewell to a great gato named Omar. 17 years he spent on this earth and he leaves behind a shadow of memories that will endure in all those that knew him.
His only regret in life was that he did not take more naps.
A cat must have a code.
#catphotography #whiskers #TheWire
#gato
His only regret in life was that he did not take more naps.
A cat must have a code.
#catphotography #whiskers #TheWire
#gato
October 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Farewell to a great gato named Omar. 17 years he spent on this earth and he leaves behind a shadow of memories that will endure in all those that knew him.
His only regret in life was that he did not take more naps.
A cat must have a code.
#catphotography #whiskers #TheWire
#gato
His only regret in life was that he did not take more naps.
A cat must have a code.
#catphotography #whiskers #TheWire
#gato
'Lily, the caretaker's daughter, was literally run off her feet.'
—James Joyce
—'The Dead', 'Dubliners'
ChatGPT note: 'The author is confused by the term 'literally'. Proper usage would be 'figuratively'.
ChatGPT can be an idiot, but this reply makes it a special kind of idiot.
#Irony #Echos
—James Joyce
—'The Dead', 'Dubliners'
ChatGPT note: 'The author is confused by the term 'literally'. Proper usage would be 'figuratively'.
ChatGPT can be an idiot, but this reply makes it a special kind of idiot.
#Irony #Echos
October 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
William, street musician, riffing on his six string while visiting the Jimi Hendrix sculpture on Capital Hill.
#streetphotography #musician #guitarplayer #blues #homage #jimihendrix #eastcoastkin #memorial #redhouse #purplehaze #sculpture #publicart
#streetphotography #musician #guitarplayer #blues #homage #jimihendrix #eastcoastkin #memorial #redhouse #purplehaze #sculpture #publicart
October 17, 2025 at 3:47 AM
William, street musician, riffing on his six string while visiting the Jimi Hendrix sculpture on Capital Hill.
#streetphotography #musician #guitarplayer #blues #homage #jimihendrix #eastcoastkin #memorial #redhouse #purplehaze #sculpture #publicart
#streetphotography #musician #guitarplayer #blues #homage #jimihendrix #eastcoastkin #memorial #redhouse #purplehaze #sculpture #publicart
October 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Caregiver at midnight with film grain
#monochrome #blackandwhite ##movement
#streetphotography #vignette #blur #filmgrain #emulation #longexposure
#monochrome #blackandwhite ##movement
#streetphotography #vignette #blur #filmgrain #emulation #longexposure
October 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Caregiver at midnight with film grain
#monochrome #blackandwhite ##movement
#streetphotography #vignette #blur #filmgrain #emulation #longexposure
#monochrome #blackandwhite ##movement
#streetphotography #vignette #blur #filmgrain #emulation #longexposure