Tim Barrus Blog
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Begging at The Gates of Beautiful
Fun Times. Mayhem. They do not believe us. What they don’t get is that disbelief comes back to bite you on the ass. Do not go down my rabbit hole. It’s dangerous. I am not a nice person. I have a few butt scars, myself. Vagabonds of host galaxies reassemble…
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Most People Only See the Skateboard
The skateboard is accoutrement. You are what you skate. What’s in the secret backpack.
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Tim Barrus, New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/22/world/global-population-shrinking.html#commentsContainer&permid=112969066:112969066
ARE WE INSANE
Even if birth rates continue to slide, will it be enough to meet the challenges of climate change. No. There will still be too many people on the planet. Enough people will still be here for climate change to accelerate to the point where death can…
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Tim Barrus, New York Times
This Is Not My Story To Tell
I’m going to tell it anyway. Suprise. For writers (and delusional editors) telling stories is kinda what we do.
A guy came into a bar.
Ordinary.
Now, let’s change the context.
A guy came into a bar butt naked.
Two words. Changes everything.…
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about which we are rather clueless
running from the cops like that/ no one ever is ever ever sure/ of what comes next/ baby, just go with it/
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At What Point
Tim Barrus Art
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prettypink hoodiehoodie
Before covid. After covid. Polemic. Both times. Poisonous as a rabid porcupine.
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Tim Barrus, New York Times
Joseph was beloved like really fucking worshipped. He had been part of the background singers in several music videos. I did not yet know Joseph, and struggled with the stupidly superior attitude of snow snakes. I wanted to love you. I am creating this for you. I am here for…
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not the wind
It could have been about the hair. It could have been about the sea that day. It could have been about our standing in the water up to our knees. It could have been about the sand and the wet towels we threw on the Jeep’s floor. It could have…
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Tim Barrus, New York Times
I do not want to live in an American rat race. I do not want to live in America where there is hunger for the poor, and the aristocracy laughs. I do not want to live in an American nightmare where cops are the military and the military are the…