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THE QUIET ARCHITECT

December 31, 2025
THE QUIET ARCHITECT

Before going to bed Samantha read a quote aloud to me. One from Alice Walker that said “ I don’t need a certain number of friends, just a number of friends I can be certain of.”. She was quiet after that. I chose not to fill that space with my curosity. My feelings. Or, actually feeling.

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Tags: essay, relationship, mental health, emotional wellbeing, trauma and healing, creative writing, psychological
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We Design The Waves We Give, 2024 Mixed Media on canvas, Artist: February James

20 things to think about (instead of paint about) →

November 30, 2025

1.Writing about my art should come naturally, right? I mean, If I look outside of myself and listen to the advice that’s given. Yet it’s the hardest thing for me to do. I make. I’m a maker of things. I make these things as a way of life. I have no choice. If I cannot make - then what is the point of it all.

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February James - I Wonder if Her Body Knows Her Face is Lying, Again, 2023, Acrylic, ink, watercolor, charcoal, and oil pastel on canvas 70 x 72 inches. Courtesy: Tilton Gallery

Gum Pebbles

November 09, 2025

Gum Pebbles

The gates for spoken truths (and untruths)

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Tags: literary, creative writing, world buildig, paingitng, painting, art and writing, writer, agent, agency, poetry, poetry writing, plotting, method writing, substack, contemporary art, Magical Realism, marlene dumas, narrative writing, surrealist writing, black contemporary artist, short fiction, prose poetry
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Found Image, Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market, 2016

Other People's Stories... as told by another person

October 30, 2025

Other People’s Stories… as told by another person

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Barkcode: A Manifesto by W.E. James, Affectionately known as Good Boy

October 25, 2025

A transmission from the fur-folk—on belonging, freedom, and the mystery of human affection. A dog suspects he’s been misplaced in the wrong pack

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Tags: creative writing, dogs, manifesto, art, art and writing, February James, Belonging, Magical Realism
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