Tim Barrus Blog
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TIM BARRUS: THE NEW YORK TIMES
Take notes. Americans will tell you they like diversity. They do not know what diversity even is. It took hundreds of millions of years for trees to invent themselves. During the Carnian Pluvial Event, it rained for two million years. Two million years of rain. We cannot even imagine it.…
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Tim Barrus: Out Into the Lake
This is where I come to stay sane. I pour myself into my books. Writing stuff. I don’t even know what a writer is. Stories are complex. Walking helps to see into the cracks and shadows.
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The Wilderness Will Take it Back
Take notes. What is a nest. Nature will take it all back. I am probably the only person on the planet who thinks this is a good thing. I do not care about Homo sapiens sapiens. I care about wildlife, and you only think that none of them live with…
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Clowns On the Subway
Take notes. I rode my bike to work. The last time I had taken the subway, three young men got on, and all three carried a gun quite openly. They sat down across from me. I’m quick. And was able to escape through the closing door. I bought a bike.…
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A Jones For This, a Jones For That
Boz: A Jones For This. A Jones For That. Steiner Street, SF
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It Looked A Lot Better On Me
Tim Barrus Art
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Frozen For Now
Tim Barrus Art
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Tim Barrus: The Great American Novel
Tim Barrus Novelist
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Today Is More Important Than The Past
I do this stuff for the suits. On a personal level, I’m just this anonymous guy – nothing special – on a dirt bike passing by shooting images on a GoPro. Of you. And you. And you. Kids want to know why “You’all don’t wear a helmet is the law…
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The Undecided
Take notes. In the bedrock heart of America, there’s always Vegas. It’s the highwire act in the middle of the dog and pony show. I was doing a magazine piece, and I was stuck in Vegas. There was a long row of one-armed bandits. I wanted this one on tape.…