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Magic Castle

Magic CastleAric Bowie35 mm light-leaked film5″x7″2019

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bINKA

11/24/24 God, I miss my dog. Can’t think about him too long, or my thoughts start to hurt my heart. He was a sweet boyuntil he tried to kill you. I had to hold him still in his final moments,or he would have killed my wife and the vet. See what I mean? What do I do when those thoughts well up inside?Distract, mostly, to keep them at bay. That’s a problem when you… …you have to feel what…

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Baal

11/23/24 The sun sets the sky on fire with orange juice. Black and blue  make way for cotton candy (pink). Birds yell swear words at each other. Like I know what they’re saying. It’s cold and crisp. In central Florida – imagine that! My dog on high interest. We’re not thinking money this early. World’s been blazing awhile, now. No sense in fixation. What else is that stupid phone gonna…

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creepy crawliess///

11/22/24 I have that creepy-crawly feeling that I can’t place why. I would try to talk about it, but let’s be real: You’d say “it’ll be alright. it’s probably nothing” See, last time I saw the saddest, most gullible insurrection, with few consequences.(they’ll do it again) Before that, I watched through a traffic camera shitloads of tear gas and non-lethal projectiles flung at protesters.…

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it's nothing.

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5:47 am

11/6/24 Are we really doing this again? Disappointed,but not surprised. Didn’t want human rights, anyway. Why the fuck would I,when everything’s unsure and unsafe. Is this where we’re at? So disappointingly gullible.So ashamedly stupid.So unabashedly proud. For fuck’s sake I don’t even know us, anymore. Am I to look down the barrel,tell myself:“Oh, I made it last time,so I’ll make it…

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just be happy.

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phone thoughts

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...thanks for that

10/18/24 My throat is so full.My jaw is so tight.My eyes so bright. Words held back(way, way back)So far back that I’ve got some to spare. How long can I roll with the punches when they never stop?Even when the assault is overI’m still ringing like a fucking bell. And that’s not weird. I’ve been warned, threatened, admonished not to tell.That’s why I make sounds and words and images the way…

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it's a shitty joke.

10/17/2024Someone started a shitty joke, and never finished it.Nobody laughed except ones that hurt.Now we are all hurting. Some of us don’t wanna hurt anybody. So, we’re caught in this death spiral of mirthlessness.Grimaces getting tighter, hearts in our throats where our voices should be.Guts on the floor where our feet are. This was never even funnyIt has become a being. Not animal; just a…

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VULTURE'TRON

This is a story about modifying a guitar and artistic philosophy. It was a Gretsch 2627t, but it’s now my Vulture’Tron. I didn’t like the way it sounded and the knobs didn’t look or feel right. I could have traded it in or not voided the warranty, but sometimes we make choices. I swapped the bridge from a tune-o-matic for a roller bridge to fix the horrendous tuning instability. Added…

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Clear, Screaming Night

Me

Mixed media on paper

33″ x 11.75″

2020

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Sure

Aric Bowie

Sure

Marker, ink, food coloring on paper

33″ x 11.75″

2019

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Socks are too much

Aric Bowie

Socks are too much

Soot, resist crayon, ink on paper

33″ x 11.75″

2019

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Dre-ams

Aric Bowie

Dre-ams

Cyanotypes, tissue paper, PVA glue, food coloring, ink on paper

33″ x 11.75″

2019

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2.

Aric Bowie

2.

Pigment ink, block prints, marker, ink, oil pastel on paper

16.5″ x 11.75″

2019