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I've phoenixed so often, I just might stay ash for a while.
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"Standing at the top of the garland-draped staircase in her traditional Christmas morning pajamas, Belle shifted anxiously from foot to foot, pulling her arms in close, her clasped hands pressed to her chin. The day she waited for every year was finally here."

Santa Claus Is Real 👉🏿 a.co/d/bNlFmbo
Chris Bathgate

A self-trained machinist, adapting handmade tools and CNC machinery to create complex, meticulously crafted sculptures exploring the tension between form & function, handmade and automated.

#ArtistInFocus > www.chrisbathgate.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"We will destroy ourselves and go back to being mud and slime, and we will deserve it."
January 12, 2026 at 9:58 AM
A top-floor or attic room, especially a small, dismal one.

"The solitary genius starving in a cold garret"
January 9, 2026 at 11:27 AM
January 9, 2026 at 10:44 AM
January 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM
It’s better to burn out, than click and scroll away.
January 8, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Process
/ˈprəʊsɛs/

A systematic series of actions, steps, or changes leading to a specific result, outcome, or objective, occurring in a definite manner.
January 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Broken-Down at the Edge of Reality
January 6, 2026 at 12:17 PM
"The Day The World Went Away" by Nine Inch Nails

youtu.be/TfKTgx15jag?...
The Day The World Went Away
YouTube video by Nine Inch Nails - Topic
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January 3, 2026 at 11:22 AM
As I find myself at odds with most end-of-year “best of” lists:
January 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Finding a dark, cozy corner on a cold and rainy day in #Berlin
December 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"Bonnie And Clyde" by Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot

1968 #MusicSky #MusicChallenge youtu.be/v66HiF91gjQ?...
Bonnie And Clyde
YouTube video by Brigitte Bardot - Topic
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December 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Charlottenburg Palace at Christmas skips the kitsch and leans into atmosphere. Cold air, decent glühwein, wood smoke, brass bands drifting through the dark. Lights hit the baroque façade just right. It’s #Berlin doing tradition without trying too hard and that’s when it works best.
December 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This just won Christmas:
Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
The very next day
Kali ma shakti de
December 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Happy Holidays!!
December 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A standoff for the ages...
December 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Just letting it happen in #Berlin
December 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Spandau Christmas Market

The entire old town is festively decorated, and alongside traditional vendors, you'll find numerous beautiful wooden huts where artists, craftspeople, and exhibitors offer their wares from four continents.
December 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
U Altstadt Spandau

Like many subway stations of that era, the station was designed in a very elaborate and opulent style by Rainer G. Rümmler.
December 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Be of Good Cheer!

>>>🎅🏻 🎶 [ open.spotify.com/playlist/5kR... ]

Buy as many pencils as you want! ✏️🎄 #Berlin
December 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
December 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Potsdamer Platz #Berlin
December 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Tilla-Durieux-Park #Berlin
December 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"I used to be darker, then I got lighter, then I got dark again."
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM