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Tieri
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Inktober jour 13 : DRINK 🥤

#inktober #inktoberchallenge #inktober2025DRINK #inktoberday13
#studentvibes #schoollife #afterrun #runnersrest
#lineart #artdaily #sketchdaily #digitalart #inkingpractice
#softaesthetic #quietstories
#narrativeart #feelgoodart #sliceoflife
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October 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM Everybody can reply
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confectyours.bsky.social
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A boy with his mandolin, shining shoes for coins. Orphan images like this keep memory alive.
#orphicon #orphanimagery #thepalimpsest #quietstories #heritage If you’d like more: thepalimpsest.nostalgicconfections.com/orphicon/
This black-and-white image captures two children in a moment of musical connection outside a weathered storefront. One older child strums a mandolin while a younger companion listens, surrounded by polish tins, brushes, and carefully arranged shoes. Despite thorough research, the origin of this photograph remains unknown. It is considered an *orphan work* — a historically resonant image without traceable authorship. It is shared here with respect, reflection, and a commitment to cultural memory. **Ethical Use Note:** This image is categorized as an 'orphan work'—a historically significant photograph with no identifiable creator. Its use reflects respectful research and archival preservation.
October 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM Everybody can reply
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Robert Ford
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Flags as warnings, letters finally sent, Maggie’s notebook in hand, and a novel chapter that aches in silence. Two weeks of travel, memory, and soft rebellions.

Read the full recap: www.brittleviews.com/p/not-loud-b...

#BrittleViews #WritingCommunity #Memoir #QuietStories #UKTravel
Not Loud, But Lasting
Two weeks of witness and small rebellions — August 18–31, 2025.
www.brittleviews.com
August 31, 2025 at 10:28 AM Everybody can reply
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Robert Ford
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What happens when everyone at the party assumes you're someone you're not?
And what happens when… you don’t correct them?

Misrecognition, teal silk, and a sticker that says more than it should.

shorturl.at/KA78b

Read / share / sub

#NeedleDrops #quietstories #identity #storytelling #queerallyship
The Sticker Stayed On
It was a May afternoon, the kind that makes you believe in starting over.
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July 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM Everybody can reply
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Sįmon Benz 🅰🆁🆃
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I didn’t find him. He found the light — and gave me the shot.
🖤

#FilmVibes #StreetTones #BWPhotography #QuietStories #ZipoliteDiaries
A black and white photo of a stray dog peeking from behind a large rock on the beach in Zipolite, Mexico. The dog has soulful, watchful eyes, with shadows enhancing the textures of the rock and sand, creating a dramatic and emotional atmosphere.
July 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM Everybody can reply
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Robert Ford
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#HoldingOn #GriefAndGrace #LiteraryFiction #Family #EndOfLife #QuietStories #EmotionalFiction
July 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM Everybody can reply
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Huntsville Independent Press
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Soul to Soul speaks to the parts of you even you sometimes forget.

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#RediscoverYourself #QuietStories #Books #AmReading #BookTok #ReadingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter
June 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM Everybody can reply
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Clickworlddaily · by Jon
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✨Two quiet, emotional stories.
A glimpse into Stories With Soul, a book of 20 tales on grief, silent love, and unnoticed beauty.
•They Say Cats Don’t Love You.
•When the body quits, but the dream breathes.
Free to download
📘 ko-fi.com/s/a961054db2

#IndieAuthor #ShortStory #ReadSlowly #QuietStories
June 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM Everybody can reply
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Robert Ford
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She didn’t sign the letter.
She didn’t leave a note.

Just a ring of keys. A line from Merwin. Her library card, with her name faintly erased.

Part 2 of Withdrawn is now live.
A story about retreat that still leaves a trace.

#fiction #SubstackWriters #quietstories #brittleviews
June 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM Everybody can reply
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Tom Black - aka Thomas Baeslack Photography
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Old walls, soft light, a quiet artist in white.
The violin rests - its song not lost, just waiting.

#lostplaces #violinmood #quietstories #minimalpoetry #visualpoetry #mysticvibes #earthtones #moodyaesthetic #forgottenbeauty #soulfulsilence
May 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM Everybody can reply
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Robert Ford
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A boy wants to be seen. The mirror sees him first.

Eli Woz 'Ere is a short story about quiet strength, faded handprints, and what becomes of us when no one is watching.

Out now.

www.brittleviews.com/p/eli-woz-ere

#ShortStory #LiteraryFiction #BrittleViews #QuietStories
Eli Woz 'Ere!
Eli wasn’t trying to impress anyone when he raised his arm that day—just to be seen differently.
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May 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM Everybody can reply
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Ava
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Most of my stories start in the middle.
Of a thought, of a memory, of a life already unraveling.

#amwriting #wip #emotionalwriting #angst #quietstories #introspectivewriting #slowburnfeels #ao3 #fanfiction
May 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM Everybody can reply
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Robert Ford
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📖 8 of 18 | Neverspace (The Shape of Silence)

“His job wasn’t to preserve. It was to dismantle.”
When forgetting becomes a service, what do we lose along the way?

📖 The Shape of Silence – Available now → a.co/d/c22n9oT

#QuietStories #ShortFiction #Memory #TheShapeOfSilence
A dimly lit, futuristic office. A solitary man sits in front of a glowing terminal, surrounded by sterile, metallic surfaces and soft, cool-blue lighting. Fragmented data flickers across the screen. Dust particles drift through the air. The scene feels cold, quiet, and heavy—like a moment of realization in the midst of erasure. A mood of introspection and loss permeates the space.
March 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM Everybody can reply
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Robert Ford
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📖 7 of 18 | Yet We Wait (The Shape of Silence)

"Two coffees. One for him. One for a ghost."

📖 The Shape of Silence – Available Now → a.co/d/i5QEm1M

#TheShapeOfSilence #LiteraryFiction #ShortStories #QuietStories
A solitary figure sits on a wooden bench under a dimly lit train station platform at night, their posture slightly hunched as they cradle a coffee cup. The distant glow of a train lingers on the tracks, but no one has stepped off for them. Overhead lights cast a soft, moody glow, illuminating the mist that clings to the night air. The figure appears lost in thought, staring at the rails stretching into the distance. Overlaying the image is a passage from Yet We Wait, capturing the quiet weight of waiting, hope, and the moment truth settles in. Below, a caption reads: The Shape of Silence – Yet We Wait. Some stories whisper. Some never let go. Available Now.
March 21, 2025 at 3:40 AM Everybody can reply
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Robert Ford
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Some stories live in the space between stops. Between choices. Between what is and what could have been.

📖 The Shape of Silence – Available Now → a.co/d/b6Zg6Ra

#ShortStories #TheShapeOfSilence #LiteraryFiction #QuietStories
A dimly lit subway car glows under flickering fluorescent lights. A man sits near the door, wearing a charcoal-gray scarf, his fingers gently curled around its frayed edge. A well-worn book rests on his lap, its spine cracked from years of reading. His gaze is steady, thoughtful, lingering, as though he is lost in a quiet moment. Through the train window, the city’s neon lights blur against the rain-slick glass, casting a restless glow. The scene is moody, cinematic, and filled with a sense of fleeting connection and unspoken meaning.
March 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM Everybody can reply
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Robert Ford
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📖 5 of 18 | Lucky (The Shape of Silence)

"We’re lucky, right? Mommy always said so."

Some stories whisper. Some never let go.

📖 The Shape of Silence – Available Now → a.co/d/8cViXbA

#ShortStories #TheShapeOfSilence #LiteraryFiction #QuietStories
A father sits on the edge of his young daughter’s bed, holding her close in a tender embrace. The soft glow of a bedside lamp casts warm light over them. The little girl, wrapped in cozy pajamas, clutches a worn teddy bear as she leans into her father’s chest. His eyes are closed, his face pressed against her hair, an expression of quiet sorrow and love. Overlaying the image is an excerpt from The Shape of Silence – Lucky, capturing a moment of warmth, memory, and longing. Below, the tagline reads: “Some stories whisper. Some never let go. Available Now.”
March 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM Everybody can reply
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Robert Ford
@robertmford.bsky.social
Just shared my latest story, Briefest Encounter—a quiet piece about a fleeting subway connection, a glance, a scarf, and the echoes of unspoken words.

If you love stories about connection and longing, this one’s for you.

shorturl.at/IAK2e

#ShortFiction #BriefestEncounter #QuietStories #amwriting
Briefest Encounter
The subway car hummed through the dark tunnel, fluorescent lights flickering in uneven rhythms.
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January 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM Everybody can reply