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Shelby Lane

Shelby Lane

Maryland - Doom Hole - U.S.A.
17
Jul
A shelf full of leather-bound philosophical tomes.

Axioms

Let me tell you with my fully betitted chest that no value is so precious that it should not be questioned on occasion.
1 min read
20
Jun
A black-and-white image of trash bags and empty boxes piled up around a street light post on a city sidewalk.

Complicated (or: I Once Slept with the Trash)

But when you hear day after day that you’re a sinner, sooner or later, you begin to believe it.
9 min read
29
Apr
An aerial photo of Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois.

Musical Memories

But the ghosts of the past are back. I feel like we’re reliving the 2000s again, and those years weren’t particularly great for a lot of people who were living then.
3 min read
11
Apr
Apollo, Artemis, Carroll, and One Hundred Tampons

Apollo, Artemis, Carroll, and One Hundred Tampons

Artemis might not make huge strides anytime soon, but it reminds us of human creativity, bravery, and joy. That might not be science, but it is medicine.
6 min read
03
Oct
An ending, a memorial

An ending, a memorial

I realized that my hotel for this adventure was almost exactly between the super sketchy first apartment that I'd found after my discharge from the Navy and the Walmart Supercenter where I'd worked. The universe is rarely subtle.
4 min read
21
Aug
A woman lies in a soft bed, pulling thoughtfully on the beaded necklace around her neck as she gazes towards the ceiling.

Am I overthinking this?

If I have all of the information, I can predict all of the outcomes, and I can then prepare for all of them... right?
3 min read
30
Jul
A pair of iridescent-winged pigeons in front of a blurred metropolitan scene.

On Tom Lehrer

Knowing the lyrics to "The Masochism Tango" has driven away many a weak-willed suitor, by the way, including a guy who thought he'd win my heart by buying a Tom Lehrer album at a bookshop and playing it in his car so that he could sing along to "The Elements."
2 min read
08
Jul
A long-haired woman screaming, pressing her hands to her head in frustration.

The point of "Period"?

I could live a life of well drinks and body glitter, but wearing a metaphorical hair shirt felt just so much more correct.
3 min read
18
Apr
A person wearing white, standing in front of a white background. In focus, their hand holds up the word "No."

On Audacity

However, the radiance of the day was later tainted by the audacity of a man. It was like going for a stroll on a gorgeous day and then catching a whiff of a trash can that's been ripening in the sun for several hours.
3 min read
15
Apr
Sudden sapphic agita

Sudden sapphic agita

I joke that my business is like an ancient ritual site - sealed off for centuries, then discovered long after it was last used for its original purpose and then pondered by archaeologists.
2 min read