angry, tattooed monk

photograph. 30 september 2020

dry leaf beside its stained imprint on sidewalk

#leaf #impermanence #nofilter #photography #daishinstephenson

sanitary napkin sexism. 17 september 2020

sanitary napkin wrapper with hashtag courageous like a girl

sanitary napkin wrapper with hashtag passionate like a girl

sanitary napkin wrapper with hashtag keep playing like a girl

now, sanitary napkin wrappers are a platform for sexism and patriarchy.

#sexism #marketedsexism #patriarchy #genderstereotyping #genderbinary

photograph. 16 september 2020

dead warbler bird with yellow and grey wings

#death #life #warbler #nofilter #photography #daishinstephenson

photograph. 8 september 2020

thin clouds at sunset with a sliver of moon

#sunset #clouds #moon #nofilter #photography #daishinstephenson

photograph. 18 august 2020

white echinacea blossom with white-winged moth on petal

#urbanecology #echinacea #whitewingedmoth #nofilter #photography #daishinstephenson

photograph. 6 august 2020

boulder sitting on city sidewalk near a building wall

#urbanecology #nofilter #photography #daishinstephenson

short story. 4 august 2020

gloaming eased to darkness, the wind blew steady. a hut nestled within a copse of trees stood above the animal path.

i entered and sat on the earthen floor. there was a small hearth and fire.

i began to cough.

within my throat, a deep scratching tickle intensified. i began to retch. i rolled onto my hands and knees and vomited a dark, long, stringy mass. it was a thick rope of hair.

a few wet hairs stuck to my lips and face; i felt them move as my stuttered breath slowed. i placed the mass of hair in the fire. it smoldered before burning.

from behind, something moved towards me from the corner darkness. i leaned back against its legs to rest. it placed a thorny branch in my left hand and painted three horizontal stripes across my forehead. i closed my eyes. the skin beneath the stripes stung.

also posted on Dockyard Press.

#shortstory #writing #daishinstephenson