I’ve been writing about a lot of bodies of water lately. Here’s my Icons of Arlington on Spy Pond.

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And now for something completely different: I got into my first ever art show with my gory little chronic illness relief painting “The Wound Will Not Heal”! The painting, pictured above, is made from with paper clay, spackle, acrylic paint, PVA glue, varnish, expired medication, and Unicorn Milk pearlescent topcoat on canvas. It won an…

Icons of Arlington: Arlington Reservoir
The Arlington Reservoir recently closed for the season. I went to the last day, where dogs are allowed in the water. I wrote about the reservoir, and a little about the dogs, on Icons of Arlington.

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