I've been thinking about monsters. The real ones, they are too real… these greedy, selfish and powerful people that seek to rule through cruelty, through oppression, to manipulate through reactionary and authoritarian means. These are true villains.

My life is spicy and strange. How are y'all tonight?

Back from #ShutterFest and bringing some beautiful darkness. This paint session with Jennifer Abate turned out better than I imagined. How do you challenge yourself as an artist? How do you push your work in collaboration? #photography #fineart #bodypaint #gothic #nude #artnude

We're in for a two-fer today, this time with a Patreon post about Hearts & Parts with @hauntedhousewife.bsky.social Check it out and read about how this set came together and just what the hell we were thinking. #artsky #photography #fetish #kink #erotica #fineart www.patreon.com/FoolishEndea...

Taking a break from the doom and gloom inside my head to publish a piece on my favorite band for y'all today While we're at it, go check out the Kickstarter for their farewell album. Link at the end of my post open.substack.com/pub/foolishe... #whiskeycrew #writing #substack #music #murderbydeath

The morose fuckery continues, as I meditate on the infinite futility of life

Nothing better than that feeling as if nothing you do ultimately matters or will have a point, so why bother? This is just me screaming into the void. Thank you, void!

Made some updates to my Patreon today, including some new tiers for folks interested in saving up for art sessions. Follow along for free, or kick in at the base tier if you want to support the art. www.patreon.com/FoolishEndea... #supportindie #indieartist #photography #patreon #smallbusiness

The Two of Swords represents a difficult choice, a crossroads, and blockage. Literal or metaphorical, we find ourselves presented with difficult choices. How do you make these choices? Where do you seek wisdom? Is it from within or without? #photography #tarot #art #artsky #photosky

I make things, create things. I crave challenge and impossible projects. My cup runneth over... The Wanderer's Tarot presents the Ace of Cups. #photography #tarot #occult #art #artsky #photosky #fantasy #stilllife #cups

You know what else y'all get today? Aside from migrating my random thoughts back to this space, I mean... A pic of me, mostly self-portrait but assisted by @hauntedhousewife.bsky.social who pushed buttons and made me laugh. #headshot #portrait #photography #self-portrait

Democrats, You don't need presidential aspirations to lead. You don't need the establishment's approval You don't need to have all the answers People are anxious for the future of our country. Fearful for the fate of democracy. Angry at the oligarchs and their insatiable greed Step up and lead.

Remiss in sharing art, because I've been fighting off doom and depression through overwork. But here I give you the Two of Swords, part of my ongoing #Tarot series: A stalemate, a crossroads, put between difficult choices. #fantasy #photography #art #photosky #portraits

Well it was fun having a newspaper while it lasted. (email from our printer) So...now having more business makes you RAISE prices? Is that how Late Stage Capitalism works? Because that is NOT how supply and demand works.

One of my favorite humans, @hauntedhousewife.bsky.social , asked if I'd help her with some product photos for her new jewelry mine and of course I said yes. So we played around on my new set with her gorgeous designs in a little Victorian #portrait session. #photography #gothic

🚨 1st guest of #COFOH2025 🚨 We're thrilled to announce, in her 1st Colorado convention appearance, actress Sybil Danning! She will meet fans, introduce one of her films, participate in a Q&A, sign autographs, & take selfies all weekend. Learn more about her below 👇🏻

Colorado Festival of Horror is back! Join us September 12-14 for #COFOH2025: Monsters at Marriott Denver South at Park Meadows 🧟‍♀️ Featuring celebrity guests, spooky artists & writers, scary vendors, film fest, cosplay & tattoo contests, trivia, karaoke, panels, & more. Tickets, hotel, merch:

#WeThePeople denounce the actions of Felon47 and his feckless cronies. Bullying a hero like Zelenskyy and bending knee to an oligarch coward like Putin is not the behavior of American Patriots. Fuck fascists. Fuck racists. Fuck Putin. Fuck DJT. #slavaukraini #fightfascism #riseup #castouttyrants

I’d like to apologize to President Zelenskyy and the people of Ukraine on behalf of the people of the United States of America

The ambush by Trump and JD Vance was pure thuggery—political theater designed to rile up the MAGA base with no real effort at diplomacy. This is what happens when far-right culture wars hijack foreign policy, reducing complex global conflicts to performative posturing—like a reality TV show.

How did our country (the U.S.) create and elevate such a group of cowardly, greedy, vain, arrogant, and profoundly insecure men to the highest rungs of power? They bring Zelensky to the Oval Office for what? To mock and denigrate a truly courageous leader & try to bring him down to their base level?

Your (my?) #songoftheday courtesy of Against Me! "We are defined by what we stand against And the weight of unfulfilled expectations This culture that threatens to engulf you Is this anyway to go about fighting it?" #punk #resist #r/50501 #transrights #fightfascism youtu.be/Pi8WKOwOYTY?...

“I am a king and my will is law” isn’t a clever distraction from what he’s doing, it’s the central underlying justification for everything he’s doing.

The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

Blatantly unconstitutional and not even close. I suspect the judge will end up resigning and it will cost the city. That editorial will be printed in every paper in America now and read in dozens of on air newscasts.

The saga began when @nickjudin.bsky.social attempted to report on a House GOP caucus meeting in 2022 but was kicked out. The Open Meetings Act says that "any policymaking entity" is a "public body." The court said that doesn't include the Legislature. www.mississippifreepress.org/house-republ...

The Mississippi Legislature is NOT a "public body" and NOT subject to the Open Meetings Act under state law, a judge has ruled. That means a quorum of House Republicans will be able to continue to meet and make key legislative decisions in private. #MSLeg @nickjudin.bsky.social reports:

Doing this #songoftheday early today, because I remembered and because I'm seeing him in Denver tonight... Well it's a goddamn shame what's going down How we got to this I do not know There's a sick, sick wind that is blowin' 'round And the captain's got to go youtu.be/o6o23aYuFlk?...

Writing for #Boulder is a challenge sometimes, but then I get to interview some brilliant folks. Katrina Miller is a brilliant filmmaker and all around exemplary human, and any chance to sit down with her. #journalism #writing #substack #blackhistory #colorado open.substack.com/pub/foolishe...

Damn. More than 15 years ago The Flobots dropped this album and it feels needed now more than ever. #songoftheday #fightsongs #resist "So much pain, we Don't know how to be but angry Feel infected like we've got gangrene Please don't let anybody try to change me" youtu.be/SvVO6Y-3CM8?...

Hot take. Magats aren't the enemy, even if they want to be. The wealthy are the enemy. This isn't a culture war, it's a class war. Does that mean you let them stand in the way? Hell no. But don't get distracted. They want you fighting against someone, to forget what you were fighting for.

It's Saturday and you're still here. It's okay to be tired, you can't do it all. But you can take a moment to breathe and enjoy something. Love your people. Read a book. Paint something. Go see a show. The fight will still be here. It's a marathon, not a sprint. The resistance needs you strong.

I wanted to share one of my favorite collaborations - "Dear One." From an annual visual arts-poetry collab & a harebrained need to put antlers on a top hat, some art happened. #photography #conceptualportraits #bts #makingof #poetry #writingcommunity #substack open.substack.com/pub/foolishe...

To America’s 2.3 million federal employees: Don’t accept a buyout. Neither Musk nor even Trump has the legal authority to make such an offer. And even if they did, would you trust them to follow through on it? Sincerely, Robert Reich Former U.S.Secretary of Labor

Way to show up today, #Denver!

Ugly crying through my last round of photo edits from the Stanley....

I'm trapped in a recursive loop of horniness, because my partner is too good at the hotness.

Read. Read books. Reading books is resistance. Buy. Buy books. Buying books is resistance. Share. Share books. Sharing books is resistance. Celebrate Celebrate books. Celebrating books is resistance.

So behind on edits, feeling overworked and all I want to do is fuck off into the mountains.

"If I say that this is drowning You tell me I'm walking on water I could bring fire from the mountain You tell me it feels a little colder" Back at it with #songoftheday and some Hozier youtu.be/Yj4H_-VOceM?...

Here for the details lately. Nice to step in close for these moments, instead of pulling back for a wider composition. Only mildly obsessed with this lighting right now. #photography #boudoir #boudoirphotography #photosky

It got real! Let's go @hauntedhousewife.bsky.social !! #gallery #artshow #photography #erotica

Tis the season for weirdo graphics to advertise #boudoir sessions Thanks @hauntedhousewife.bsky.social for the blood that keeps on giving #photography #nfsw #denver

It's been a week of plague and now freeze. Makes sense for last weekend's post apocalyptic dance hall vibes.

once again thinking about this passage from David Lynch's book Catching the Big Fish

Any survivor of assault or abuse in the Senate who votes to confirm Hegseth is a disgrace. Anyone who thinks he's not a security risk is an imbecile. Anyone who believes he's qualified shouldn't be allowed to operate a vehicle.

Good morning from Estes Park, CO! Though the world may be a terrible and terrifying place, it's still nice to take some moments. #workingvacation #behindthescenes #foolishendeavors #murderbydeath

I have a new editor at the magazine I freelance with. I had a good thing going with little editorial oversight for my written copy with the last one, so I was a little anxious. Not anymore. Praising my organized file delivery and doing some actual editing to my piece. Here for it.