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Select print and web projects, 2003–present. Schedule a call today to hear about my involvement in these projects and discuss your current needs.

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ClientRaiser Postcard

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Website: EKM Law

Website: EKM Law

Design, layout, and content strategy for law practice specializing in public-private real estate development. 

ClientRaiser Website

ClientRaiser Website

Infographic: National Arts Strategies / University of Pennsylvania

Infographic: National Arts Strategies / University of Pennsylvania

Design, layout, and text edits for infographic explaining coursework for leading arts executives.

Product design: DC Slices

Product design: DC Slices

Five-sided box design for local food truck.

Truck Wrap: DC Slices

Truck Wrap: DC Slices

Branding, logo design, and layout for vinyl wrap of food truck. 

Arts Website: The Pink Line Project

Arts Website: The Pink Line Project

Migrated site to simpler and more cost-effective platform emphasizing email signups.

Digital Design and Layout: The Opportunity Agenda

Digital Design and Layout: The Opportunity Agenda

One of many digital assets created for daily needs of web, social media, and email campaigns. 

Interactive: Service Employees International Union

Interactive: Service Employees International Union

Design and coding for an interactive illustrating numerous ways that America might better spend bonuses given to executives at Wall Street firms.

Website Design and Layout: SEIU

Website Design and Layout: SEIU

Example content page from a layout, design, and content strategy developed while on staff at SEIU.

Interactive: Workplace safety 100 years after the Triangle Fire

Interactive: Workplace safety 100 years after the Triangle Fire

Visual design, layout, and interaction design for infographic accompanying blog post on workplace safety victories fought for by labor activists over the past century. 

Infographic: Staffing Ratios

Infographic: Staffing Ratios

Example of rapid-response infographic created to emphasize the content of a blog post.

Website Design: Campaign of Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) for 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination

Website Design: Campaign of Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) for 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination

Website design; daily rapid-response graphics for web, social media, and email.

Website Design: Chris Dodd for President

Website Design: Chris Dodd for President

Example of a customized page layout designed while on staff with Sen. Chris Dodd's campaign. 

Marketing Materials: Center for Emerging Visual Artists

Marketing Materials: Center for Emerging Visual Artists

Postcard series for Philadelphia arts organization.

Events Marketing: 215 Literary Festival

Events Marketing: 215 Literary Festival

One page print schedule for Philadelphia literary festival. Also designed website and supporting graphics.  

Website Design and Layout: Documentary Film

Website Design and Layout: Documentary Film

Design, layout, and content strategy for 'First Person,' a documentary on Philadelphia high school students.

Design: Luxury Car Dealership

Design: Luxury Car Dealership

2004 design and layout for Ferrari and Maserati dealership. 

Marketing Materials: Arts Performance

Marketing Materials: Arts Performance

Performance reflecting on the 50th anniversary of integrated schools in the U.S. featuring students from North Philadelphia. 

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ClientRaiser Postcard
Website: EKM Law
ClientRaiser Website
Infographic: National Arts Strategies / University of Pennsylvania
Product design: DC Slices
Truck Wrap: DC Slices
Arts Website: The Pink Line Project
Digital Design and Layout: The Opportunity Agenda
Interactive: Service Employees International Union
Website Design and Layout: SEIU
Interactive: Workplace safety 100 years after the Triangle Fire
Infographic: Staffing Ratios
Website Design: Campaign of Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) for 2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination
Website Design: Chris Dodd for President
Marketing Materials: Center for Emerging Visual Artists
Events Marketing: 215 Literary Festival
Website Design and Layout: Documentary Film
Design: Luxury Car Dealership
Marketing Materials: Arts Performance

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🔊🔊🔊 MIDNIGHT walk for #halflifedc collaboration //⁣⁣⁣
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footsteps voices in spanish⁣⁣
cocktail barbacks busboys cut early⁣⁣
light up and rush to be somewhere ⁣⁣before countdown⁣⁣
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woman in high heels ⁣⁣
silvery white sparkling dress under raincoat⁣⁣
holds hands crosses street with man in khakis and baggy hoodie ⁣⁣
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cops stand by⁣⁣
wet streets after rain⁣⁣
cranes disappear in to fog⁣⁣
club decks packed in anticipation⁣⁣
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three two one⁣⁣
shouts ⁣⁣
fireworks shot high ⁣⁣
bouncing off luxe penthouse windows⁣⁣
white sparks tumble and glow⁣⁣
shouts from rooftops and street⁣⁣
cars honk honk honk⁣⁣
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girls stumble through alley together after⁣⁣
more glitter and high heels⁣⁣
sick or drunk and needing space⁣⁣
give space⁣⁣
happy new year!⁣⁣
happy new year.⁣⁣
are you taking notes?⁣⁣
are you an anthropologist? I’m an anthro major. ⁣⁣
of a sort. maybe a poet.⁣⁣
what’s your poem about?⁣⁣
new year’s maybe.
she had to pee. sorry.⁣⁣
happy new year. ⁣⁣
happy new year!⁣⁣
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girl on boys shoulder⁣⁣
she in tears⁣⁣
he rigid and distant⁣⁣
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couple ⁣⁣
black suit and tie⁣⁣
thigh high boots⁣⁣
walk past it all with purpose⁣⁣
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bearded man with cardboard sign⁣⁣
man pushing toy doll stroller⁣⁣
lost in commotion ⁣⁣
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girl in white fluffy shawl ⁣⁣
rushes in to traffic⁣⁣
waves friend to join uber ⁣⁣
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remnants of fireworks box ⁣⁣
aflame on sidewalk⁣⁣
girls in gowns mock campfire hand warming 2PM walks for #halflifedc collaboration //⁣⁣
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12.22⁣
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steady breeze ⁣
plastic American flag on ground ⁣
beside flattened Coke bottle⁣
black fabric flutters ⁣
on chain link wall⁣
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11.8⁣
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low late fall sun struggling to keep high and warm⁣
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sudden alley traffic⁣
black sedan ⁣
neighbor’s car⁣
SUV with three-digit government plates⁣
white VW with california plates backs out⁣
sliding pieces of a plastic puzzle⁣
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dead tree along school catches hard sunlight⁣
fallen leaves tumble across ground crisp and gentle⁣
young tree has put down roots where school meets asphalt⁣
tentative branches entangled with old coax cable⁣
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man with white hair walks the alley ⁣
in expensive slim dark clothes ⁣
out of place⁣
checks rear of white warehouse ⁣
others group at street⁣
“What I like about this building is…”⁣
the group considers the white warehouse ⁣
poet questioned along the way⁣
noise complaints? any trouble around here? ⁣
it can be noisy. not so much trouble. ⁣
“I love this building” poet hears as he walks away⁣
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one leaf falls from clear blue sky⁣
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restaurant worker follows poet ⁣
to back door time clock ⁣
video game electronic chime⁣
reward for clocking in 2AM walks for #halflifedc collaboration //⁣⁣
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12.28⁣
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warm light drizzle⁣
quiet holiday Thursday⁣
sound of runoff dripping on metal mailbox⁣
trickling through grit of potholes⁣
nightclubs dark ⁣
parking lot near empty⁣
steady blue lights of squad car eyes watch⁣
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11.9⁣
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smokers⁣
lingerers⁣
bouncers⁣
mingle in still air at closing time⁣
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couple talks in the street ⁣
paused at a car door⁣
a second couple stops ⁣
keys in hand at alley car ⁣
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air cool after light rain⁣
echo of laughter⁣
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first couple talks standing apart⁣
he kisses she the driver quick⁣
light squeeze of arm at shoulder⁣
eye contact held and he walks away⁣
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second couple at second car⁣
she talks with animated hands⁣
before getting in⁣
he leans on her open driver side door⁣
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he types number his phone before she pulls door shut⁣
he stands back as she pulls away from fence⁣
but no wave good bye ⁣
he walks around to other door⁣
and they ride off together in to the night 10PM walks for #halflifedc collaboration //⁣⁣
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12.22⁣
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light wind sways utility wires overhead ⁣
full moon high above⁣
cranes loom to the north ⁣
unseen helicopter shakes sky⁣
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lone walker white coat scarf hat ⁣
eyes poke out curious⁣

revelers walk in threes and fours ⁣
swing green and red bags ⁣⁣
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disco ball sparkles on 2nd floor⁣
blue red silver tinsel in windows ⁣
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ambulance lit up red flashing ⁣
slow creep around corner no siren ⁣
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police in new black uniforms ⁣
pick up taco order⁣
climb in to SUV⁣
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garbage truck rolls up ⁣
empties bus stop trash ⁣
in advance of late night pizza boxes⁣
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11.7⁣
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laughing from high above⁣
upright jazz bass beat heard through bar walls⁣
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man crosses u street ⁣
approaches parked cars⁣
observed by poet pen and pad⁣
abruptly turns around⁣
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neighbor walks her dog before bed⁣
couple done with drinks walk home⁣
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rowhouse windows ⁣
lit one moment ⁣
picture frame and coats on hooks ⁣
dark the next⁣
reflection of streetlight⁣
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cricket chirps slow⁣
november cool⁣
⁣ 4AM walks for #halflifedc collaboration //⁣⁣
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12.21⁣
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friday before Christmas⁣
warm rain-soaked dead city⁣
truck roll slow on wet asphalt⁣
rain spout clanks and drips⁣
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lone figure in silhouette⁣
passes blinking red and green spa window⁣
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cyclist rolls slow in yellow poncho ⁣
one hand steers⁣
other holds a black umbrella ⁣
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car with dim headlights at curb ⁣
carshare driver sleeping before rush of morning airport runs ⁣
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11.11⁣
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morning of Armistice Day⁣
icy cold midway of three-day weekend ⁣
couples negotiate end of the night outside parked cars⁣
t-shirts and club clothes⁣
heat and headlights spill out from cars doors open illuminating interiors⁣
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air is still and sky clear⁣
stars shine through to city⁣
Betelgeuse ⁣
Orion⁣
The Dog Star⁣
slow rustle of trees
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sound of clicking heels⁣
a couple talking ⁣
Ethiopian whispers⁣
heels move slow⁣
brace against the wobble⁣
hold hands⁣
arm on shoulder⁣⁣
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man rounds quiet vacant alley corner with purpose⁣
where could he be headed? ⁣
walks up close to third tree⁣
I turn away and count the seconds⁣
seventeen⁣
his buddies wait⁣
Virginia plates⁣
full car now ⁣
workers going home⁣
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cabs consider me⁣
rolling slow for last ride of the night⁣
first ride of the morning⁣
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dumpsters clatter at Nellies⁣
lights out⁣
back exit⁣
going home⁣
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one last car in parking lot⁣
headlights on now⁣
light a cigarette⁣
rev engine for girl on phone⁣
again⁣
again⁣
she climbs in now⁣
idle⁣
idle⁣
go 1PM walk for #halflifedc collaboration //⁣⁣
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bright blue sky streaked with white⁣
inverse shadow⁣
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a pause ⁣
neighbor smokes beneath overhang⁣
the smoke that in summer wafts in to my open window above ⁣
sometimes tobacco ⁣
sometimes weed ⁣
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alcove I once swept the butts from
imagined 100 people huddled there ⁣
all seeking shelter from rain and wind⁣
a brief haven to flicker flame
all 100 broom-brushed to curb⁣ 
an uprooting⁣
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flies on the juiced rinds of blood oranges ⁣
red chick-fil-a box⁣
torn xfinity mailer⁣
25¢ hot tamale box⁣
jim beam bottle⁣
splintered red solo cup⁣
flattened red bull can⁣
red straw-ber-rita can⁣
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blue black keystone ice can rolls to fence⁣
clanks against chain link in the wind⁣
barbed wire hangs limp above walk-around fence 9PM walk for #halflifedc collaboration //⁣
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clouds moving fast across a mostly clear inky sky⁣
bright moon growing towards fullness⁣
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neighbors take car out on some late errand⁣
in its absence broken glass on the street⁣
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family in another car impatient for dad to leave work ⁣
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woman distraught asking for money⁣
sorry no. no cash sorry.⁣
a third couple opens their wallets ⁣
five dollars from one ⁣
more from the other⁣
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dark night⁣
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music somewhere carries ⁣
car? club? gym?⁣
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wind chimes ring from a backyard⁣
echo off the old school ⁣

pocketed headphones leak tiny distant podcast chatter in to the wind⁣ 3AM walk for #halflifedc collaboration //⁣
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light drizzle at bar close⁣
thin crowds kicked out of clubs dance and smoke and laugh in the rain⁣
a car drops off three ⁣
too late to get in⁣
more cars line up ⁣
searching for their passengers ⁣
a coat caught in a door ⁣
another car honks three times ⁣
driver eyeing his rider ⁣
shouts of play joy foolishness aliveness⁣
oh-hoh!⁣
hey!⁣
yeah yeah!⁣
honk honk hoooonk of pushing through gridlock of waiting cars⁣
rain picks up now ⁣
puddle alive with splashes⁣
two men smoke up in an idling s.u.v.⁣
watch as all scatter ⁣
silence now ⁣
save for tires on wet asphalt ⁣
and beats inside passing cars 6AM walk for #halflifedc collaboration //⁣
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silence⁣
hum of electric lights⁣
ca-chunk of awakening HVAC ⁣
squeak squeak of its fan⁣
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breaks of a distant bus ⁣
then acceleration swoosh⁣
and another bus ⁣
dark windows ⁣
not yet in service⁣
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lonely howl of a train horn ⁣
a mile or more away⁣
unless somehow the metro ⁣
beneath our feet is wailing to the surface⁣
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gym comes to life⁣
first barked commands of coaches through open windows⁣
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air still⁣
museum gate does not rattle ⁣
as it does in even the slightest breeze⁣
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a distant beeping ⁣
unknown origin⁣
silence⁣ NOON walk for #halflifedc collaboration //⁣
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sunday postal worker walks ⁣
to the few addresses facing the alley⁣
package scan with a beep⁣
rattle of letters in metal mailboxes⁣
how are you. how you doing.⁣
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hum of exhaust fan on a restaurant’s roof⁣
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splinters of a plastic cup⁣
ripped off corner of a plastic bag⁣
condom wrapper⁣
black leather glove⁣
blue plastic glove⁣
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clear sky⁣
sun bright white⁣
sun aligns directly between garages⁣
three inch sliver of light ⁣
casts hole in shadow shadows⁣
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dark blue bird warms in the sun⁣
rustles feathers⁣
high corner of old school⁣
others erupt from the roof⁣
high arc in to distant sky and back ⁣
chirp chirp chirp⁣
fluttering echo⁣
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t street recycling and garbage bins out⁣
two women walk past on way to lunch bundled in parkas⁣
“what did robin say” 7PM walk for #halflifedc collaboration // ⁣
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five rowdy twentysomethings teenagers kids at parking lot entrance⁣
fighting over something ⁣
loud but unserious⁣
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three friends wait for Uber⁣
one jumps up and down to keep warm ⁣
hands in jacket pockets arms clenched tight⁣
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long stare from man ⁣
curious about poet’s work⁣
he inhales deeply on a cigarette ⁣
deep amber glow ⁣
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two cyclists⁣
one in leather jacket ⁣
leans far over handlebars⁣
body at right angle to legs⁣
speeding through sidewalk⁣
other in red jacket leans back⁣
glides smoothly⁣
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two women walk slow arm in arm⁣
one with Santa hat ⁣
stop for selfie at the corner⁣
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two men boys race on scooters⁣
glowing lights illuminate sidewalk below⁣
“GO!” one shouts to the other⁣
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two men in black coats ⁣
talk of sunday night football⁣
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three in shadows on back deck of restaurant ⁣
one woman talks with arms raised⁣
two men lean on railing smoking⁣
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in a rowhouse window strings of light dance⁣
a tree being lit from its lower third up⁣
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laughter from sidewalk on the next block⁣
where a dump truck with plow idles⁣
waiting for the order to dump salt and sand on roads if storm turns north⁣
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unmarked delivery van stops⁣
knit capped delivery man takes xmas box to doorstep 3PM walk for #halflifedc collaboration // hard low sunlight
shadows harsh and sharp on white warehouse
sparkle of chrome reflecting on shadowed walls

baby stroller rolled back and forth as mother talks to passer-by

scrape of dry leaf across concrete
rustle of plastic fork wrapper across asphalt

mother rolls onward 
one hand ungloved to scroll on phone

cyclist on sidewalk
workmans carpetenter pants 
knit cap with earflaps

two women walk laughing
one in red puffer one in blue

woman in echoing high heeled boots smiles and scrolls phone one handed

man in quiet chelsea boots walks stiffly scrolling phone two handed

boy on scooter herringbone scarf 
as face mask against the wind

smoker walks alley 
last drags before kitchen prep shift

parking lot attendant steps out of booth

white van arrives
worker at new rowhouses
whistles a tune loudly 
door to the house open
smell of burning welding 
whistler returns to van 
scrolls phone waiting

cyclist in carpenter pants again 
other side of block now
opposite way
insulated delivery pizza bag on bike
trail of pepperoni tomato grease in dry air 4PM walk for #halflifedc collaboration // .
three in light hoodies 
speak in African accents 
hold tight against the cold .
two in heavy jumpsuits 
with toolbox and power drill
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90 bus stopped in traffic 
inside just two girls and a mom 
all in purple coats .
two children pushed home in strollers
one child pulled out of the back seat of a car
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landscaper bags leaves and sticks in icy last light
painter inside rowhouse remodel
coats an old room in fresh white
windows open to the cold
crash of bottles and cans behind DC9
a bartender smokes before his shift
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sky peach pink now
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3 kids smoke up at the alley’s bend
bearded man in long coat carries full IKEA blue bag past
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eight police walk together 
foot patrol in reflective green jackets
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sky orange fire red blue violet dark
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smoke-up crew pokes head out of the abandoned school .
workman locking rowhouse remodel 
hey how you doing now?
doing all right how are you?
I’m hanging in there all right 1AM walk for #halflifedc collaboration // .
silver sneaks and long-robed hoodie
hey what’s going on? 
what’s going on? 
doing all right.
all right all right.
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men talk out front of Service Bar
last call Sunday night
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air warm and wet and clear 
stars visible in the deep black blue above streetlights 
condensation fogs lit window panes and parked cars
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90 bus stops in traffic lane
no passengers long stop 
hydraulics sigh idle sigh
flashers warning triangle flares
engine trouble wait
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a man wobbles on white sneakers 
a woman walks with purpose 
speaks loudly in to phone 
I plugged my phone in the dj booth.
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a squeal of delight from parking lot
at some bit of gossip 
late text 
inside joke
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cleaning van arrives for rental cars 
headlamped workers with vacuum and squeegee
check fuel trunk glovebox tires 
spire of 930 club blinks red green yellow white blue overhead through the night 5PM walk for #halflifedc collaboration // Air thick with mist
Smell of restaurant exhaust 
grease caught in heavy air
fried grilled chicken potatoes something

harried revelers make their way out
or end their day-drinking 
pink umbrella crosses black umbrella
smokers out front of clubs
black coats and black knit caps
girl struggles on silver heels with polka dot umbrella 
leans on parking sign 
and then on friends

Walker bearded glasses fedora on phone
“now I’m walking home / 
I scootered there and now I’m walking home”

Couple passes holding hands under shared umbrella

Shirtless man heavy eye makeup on roof deck smoking
Animated discussion
Another man holds umbrella for both

Girls pass with groceries
talk of cats and dogs 
Rumble of an engine
A black whale slow around tight corner
Music booming inside cabin
Engine roars in protest as it idles forward 
White tech lighting marks its fragile edges
Beast trolling for a place to set itself down
The alley does not accommodate 
Roars again as it frees itself into ocean of traffic 7AM walk for #halflifedc collaboration // Sunrise violet red orange
Bundled pedestrian 
Coffee cup scarf hat all white
shoes leggings jacket all black
cold breeze 
cold as its been
brown leaves yet clinging to trees

jogger dances to headphones
Dog in green jacket
Quiet between traffic lights

Rumble of equipment on flat bed
Big cabbed pickups bring crews to job sites
City crew with flashing light at corner

Gym awake
Spin classes on disco-lit top floor
Girls punching bags below
One two jab jab one two
Sound of coach carries across street 
Sweaty enough inside to open windows to the icy cold
Sky show ending 
Now pink 
Now yellow 
Now blue 8AM walk for #halflifedc collaboration // Neighbors in suits and ties off to work
Good morning. How are you? Have a good day. You too.

Sharp dressed dogwalker out before work tugged to white warehouse trees

High bright three-quarter moon
Clear sky 
Down the alley objects scattered morning garbage haul pancaked by trucks

Silver Can. Sandy green dust of beer bottle
Red paint tube 
Blue paint tube (Artists live here)
White plastic sandwich clamshell

At T street a dad and daughter on bike
Second daughter trails on second bike, pumping legs to keep up

A second dad. Another child in bike seat

A mom and three kids walking the other direction, a second school 
Protestations from unseen boy
Floating ghost shape of unworn winter coat

Sharp dressed dogwalker around the block now. Nod hello. 
Couple exits their house
Black cat appears in window
Stretches face up tall to watch them disappear 
Man alone in bike lane
Second man alone in bike lane
Mom biking on sidewalk other direction boy on back 5AM walk for #halflifedc collaboration // red and blue lights flash
six figures around a white car 
stopped in the middle of U street
six police cars blocking traffic
DUI? accident? 
give police some space
on silent T street
sound of distant glass bottle 
set down tipped rolling to curb
car door shuts
engine starts 
tail lights
truck pulls away

back on U
tow truck arrives
circles
lifts car
maneuvers it backwards in to the alley
and then away

last late restaurant worker exits 
back door in to silent alley
last bag of trash last locked door
“how you doing?” “how you doing?” above neighbors still up 
still saturday night 
party in brightly lit condo 8PM walk for #halflifedc collaboration // day after thanksgiving
cold black friday
car idling to keep driver warm 
driver cocooned under dark black glass

silent night
u street clubs dark
no locals out tonight
nostalgia night at clubs of ten twenty years ago
high school friends 
out in other neighborhoods back then

man walks alone with stainless steel device cupped to his lips
contemplative successor to sherlock holmes 
blue glow exhale
hum of electric streetlights
full moon blanketed by thick clouds

potted evergreen in the alley
now adorned with ribbons of white light
a christmas tree has appeared in a t street window
yellow red green lights in dark house
smell of fireplace wood smoke on crisp cold dry air
clank of an iron front yard gate 11AM walk for #halflifedc collab. // 11AM Day before Thanksgiving
A man is down
A man in black lays on the cold brick against the white warehouse
The man down has his knee up 
His foot moves to a nervous beat
Neighbor: You OK, buddy?
Head pops up
He just wants to rest
Sun on face 
Body on cold brick
He’ll be OK
He just needs to rest 
How is this OK?

Girl on scooter zips past with grocery store flowers
Two girls walk back to Howard dorms with
Three bags of groceries
More flowers

A woman from the salon retrieves a child seat from her car
Stylist or maybe a client’s child
Needs a place to rest 
While mom gets pretty for Thanksgiving 
Baby just needs to rest

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