EVERY DAY LIFE
As much of noon,
as I could take —
Between my finite eyes —
Emily Dickinson
Portland, Maine, April 19, 2023
(an essay in captions)
Easthampton & Northampton, Mass, April 18, 2023
Northampton, Mass, March 26 - April 9, 2023
Main St to Belmont Ave to Dickinson St to Mill St Springfield, Mass, at mid-day March 28th, 2023
"Wanna see how we living?" Fred asked.
"I'll show you my home."
Pittsfield, Mass, before the rain on March 23th, 2023
Greenfield, Mass, at mid-day on March 17th, 2023
Al Mosely at his home in Northampton, Mass, March 15th, 2023.
"I will never forget the people who introduced me to jazz: two black women wrestlers. And when they got in the ring, you thought they were gonna kill themselves. But that was their profession. Two sisters. When they left the ring, they slept in the same room. So you know, you get to see a lot when you're living in a joint like ours."
Northampton, Mass, March 10 - 15, 2023
Every Day Life is an ongoing walking, listening, looking project by me, Ben James.
Email me at benjabirdy@gmail.com.
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