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As much of noon,
as I could take —
Between my finite eyes —
Emily Dickinson
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Portland, Maine, April 19, 2023

(an essay in captions)

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Easthampton & Northampton, Mass, April 18, 2023

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Northampton, Mass, March 26 - April 9, 2023

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Main St to Belmont Ave to Dickinson St to Mill St Springfield, Mass, at mid-day March 28th, 2023

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"Wanna see how we living?" Fred asked.

"I'll show you my home."

FRED'S STORYEVERY DAY LIFE
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Pittsfield, Mass, before the rain on March 23th, 2023

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I almost had a year clean, and I relapsed, and he was a dealer at the time...
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Greenfield, Mass, at mid-day on March 17th, 2023

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Al Mosely at his home in Northampton, Mass, March 15th, 2023.

Al Mosely
My parents owned a pool hall...Al Mosely
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"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

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Every Day Life is an ongoing walking, listening, looking project by me, Ben James.

 

Email me at benjabirdy@gmail.com.

 

You can find more of my work here.

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