Huckleberry.Benn
@huckleberrybenn.bsky.social
An insane man moonlighting as a respectable member of society from Portland, Oregon. I write about life, flow arts, music and the Portland Trail Blazers.
Find it all here: https://linktr.ee/thecasualramble
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One of my favorite YouTubers that helps inspire me to #write more had a very simple piece of advice:
Write more #creativeessays.
So that's what we're doing. I am excited to share this one about my opening night experience with the #PortlandTrailBlazers.
#creativewriting #shortstories #prose
Write more #creativeessays.
So that's what we're doing. I am excited to share this one about my opening night experience with the #PortlandTrailBlazers.
#creativewriting #shortstories #prose
New short story live on the #Patreon!
Just a little ditty detailing my experience thinking about what #basketball can look like as I walked my way to the arena to watch the #PortlandTrailBlazers open their 2025-26 #NBA season.
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Just a little ditty detailing my experience thinking about what #basketball can look like as I walked my way to the arena to watch the #PortlandTrailBlazers open their 2025-26 #NBA season.
Sub for early access to this short story, poetry, photos and more!
Casual Short Story, October 2025: Opening Night | The Casual Ramble
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October 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
One of my favorite YouTubers that helps inspire me to #write more had a very simple piece of advice:
Write more #creativeessays.
So that's what we're doing. I am excited to share this one about my opening night experience with the #PortlandTrailBlazers.
#creativewriting #shortstories #prose
Write more #creativeessays.
So that's what we're doing. I am excited to share this one about my opening night experience with the #PortlandTrailBlazers.
#creativewriting #shortstories #prose
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The #PortlandTrailBlazers 2025-2026 campaign begins tomorrow, which means there’s no better time for me to talk about what I think is going to play out for the year.
Read on for the full scope of my hopes and expectations.
#nba #basketball #nbaseason #sportsblogging #portland #trailblazers
Read on for the full scope of my hopes and expectations.
#nba #basketball #nbaseason #sportsblogging #portland #trailblazers
A Casual Ramble About the Upcoming Trail Blazers Season
The Portland Trail Blazers’ 2025-2026 campaign begins tomorrow, which means there’s no better time for me to talk about what I think is going to play out for the year.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The #PortlandTrailBlazers 2025-2026 campaign begins tomorrow, which means there’s no better time for me to talk about what I think is going to play out for the year.
Read on for the full scope of my hopes and expectations.
#nba #basketball #nbaseason #sportsblogging #portland #trailblazers
Read on for the full scope of my hopes and expectations.
#nba #basketball #nbaseason #sportsblogging #portland #trailblazers
Thursdays are for publishing, lads.
We're making #poetry, we're making #shortfilms, we're performing #flowarts.
And it's all happening on the patreon.
We're making #poetry, we're making #shortfilms, we're performing #flowarts.
And it's all happening on the patreon.
Early access for the new and improved #CasualCamera is dropping for Patreon subscribers right now!
I'm marrying my three #poems to a #shortfilm I made after visiting #CraterLake, check out the preview and subscribe today!
#poetry #nature #flowarts #fireperformance #contactstaff
I'm marrying my three #poems to a #shortfilm I made after visiting #CraterLake, check out the preview and subscribe today!
#poetry #nature #flowarts #fireperformance #contactstaff
The Casual Camera October 2025: A Prayer Roll | The Casual Ramble
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October 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Thursdays are for publishing, lads.
We're making #poetry, we're making #shortfilms, we're performing #flowarts.
And it's all happening on the patreon.
We're making #poetry, we're making #shortfilms, we're performing #flowarts.
And it's all happening on the patreon.
I wrote about the #EmergencyNakedBikeRide yesterday.
It clarified many feelings I have about where my live, the people who make it that place and the people who would see us made to heel.
Remember #Portland, duplicity can not handle sincerity.
It clarified many feelings I have about where my live, the people who make it that place and the people who would see us made to heel.
Remember #Portland, duplicity can not handle sincerity.
The #EmergencyNakedBikeRide in #Portland was probably the most fun I have had at a protest.
These are my thoughts about why the #protest happened and what others can learn about how the city is demonstrating.
These are my thoughts about why the #protest happened and what others can learn about how the city is demonstrating.
A Casual Ramble About a Half-Naked Bike Ride
The Emergency Naked Bike Ride on Sunday was probably the most fun I have had at a protest. This is my experience about it.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I wrote about the #EmergencyNakedBikeRide yesterday.
It clarified many feelings I have about where my live, the people who make it that place and the people who would see us made to heel.
Remember #Portland, duplicity can not handle sincerity.
It clarified many feelings I have about where my live, the people who make it that place and the people who would see us made to heel.
Remember #Portland, duplicity can not handle sincerity.
Finishing up my four part Offseason Review of the #PortlandTrailBlazers with the biggest piece of news of them all: who bought the team?
The answer is multiple choice, but it also raised some questions about the future of the #nba in #Portland.
I try to address those questions.
The answer is multiple choice, but it also raised some questions about the future of the #nba in #Portland.
I try to address those questions.
The #Portland/hashtag/PortlandTrailBlazers" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#PortlandTrailBlazers have been sold.
That was fast. Seriously, it took two months between the announcement that bidding was open and that the #NBA franchise had been sold.
But was it fast enough to avoid questions about the future of basketball in #Portland?
#sportsjournalism #basketball
That was fast. Seriously, it took two months between the announcement that bidding was open and that the #NBA franchise had been sold.
But was it fast enough to avoid questions about the future of basketball in #Portland?
#sportsjournalism #basketball
A Casual Ramble About the Portland Trail Blazers Offseason (Part 4)
Tom Dundon is slated to be the next owner of the Portland Trail Blazers. That was fast. But not fast enough to escape questions, some serious, some not, about the future of Portland's favorite basketball team.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Finishing up my four part Offseason Review of the #PortlandTrailBlazers with the biggest piece of news of them all: who bought the team?
The answer is multiple choice, but it also raised some questions about the future of the #nba in #Portland.
I try to address those questions.
The answer is multiple choice, but it also raised some questions about the future of the #nba in #Portland.
I try to address those questions.
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Our offseason review of the #PortlandTrailBlazers continues with an honest question for those wringing their hands about salaries.
When was the last time the team maximized cap space and lured a top free agent to the Pacific Northwest?
#portland #nba #basketball #freeagency #damianlillard
When was the last time the team maximized cap space and lured a top free agent to the Pacific Northwest?
#portland #nba #basketball #freeagency #damianlillard
A Casual Ramble About the Portland Trail Blazers Offseason (Part 2) | The Casual Ramble
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September 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Our offseason review of the #PortlandTrailBlazers continues with an honest question for those wringing their hands about salaries.
When was the last time the team maximized cap space and lured a top free agent to the Pacific Northwest?
#portland #nba #basketball #freeagency #damianlillard
When was the last time the team maximized cap space and lured a top free agent to the Pacific Northwest?
#portland #nba #basketball #freeagency #damianlillard
Just writing about the #portlandtrailblazers again, no biggie.
The same cannot be said about some of the moves the franchise made this offseason.
#nba #basketball #portland #sportsjournalism
The same cannot be said about some of the moves the franchise made this offseason.
#nba #basketball #portland #sportsjournalism
The first part of our four-part review of the #PortlandTrailBlazers 2025 offseason is now live on the Casual Ramble! Read on as we discuss the big trades and acquisitions coming to Portland this fall and join our Patreon for Early Access to the rest of the series.
A Casual Ramble About the Portland Trail Blazers Offseason (Part 1)
It’s been a nice run, enjoying the Timbers scrap their way to a playoff berth, and I’m keen to watch some more Arsenal in the English Premier League through the cooler months, but there’s only one …
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September 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Just writing about the #portlandtrailblazers again, no biggie.
The same cannot be said about some of the moves the franchise made this offseason.
#nba #basketball #portland #sportsjournalism
The same cannot be said about some of the moves the franchise made this offseason.
#nba #basketball #portland #sportsjournalism
Get in losers, it's raining and the Building Formerly Known as the Rose Garden is warm. #basketball #nba #portlandtrailblazers
It's raining Portland again, which means summer is basically over, which means I'm writing about the #portlandtrailblazers again.
This is the first part of a four part series detailing the whole offseason. Subscribe to the Patreon for an early preview!
This is the first part of a four part series detailing the whole offseason. Subscribe to the Patreon for an early preview!
Casual Ramble About the Trail Blazers 2025 Offseason (Part 1) | The Casual Ramble
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September 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Get in losers, it's raining and the Building Formerly Known as the Rose Garden is warm. #basketball #nba #portlandtrailblazers
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The Binding
"Sores and scars—familiar wounds from strange vacations and/
ancient wars—score the kidskin you slept for so long in/
rolled on parched land for so long that rain has become foreign..."
Read the rest on my blog, or subscribe to my Patreon to get early access to more poetry!
"Sores and scars—familiar wounds from strange vacations and/
ancient wars—score the kidskin you slept for so long in/
rolled on parched land for so long that rain has become foreign..."
Read the rest on my blog, or subscribe to my Patreon to get early access to more poetry!
Casual Poetry Drop July 2025: The Binding
I wrote the original version of this poem pretty quickly after Oregon Country Fair, inspired by showering after the festival. There are showers offered on the Fairgrounds, but those always ultimately have the impact of the rock of Sisyphus falling back down to the base of the mountain. What I'm saying is that they feel good, but by next morning I am as dirtclad as ever.
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August 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Binding
"Sores and scars—familiar wounds from strange vacations and/
ancient wars—score the kidskin you slept for so long in/
rolled on parched land for so long that rain has become foreign..."
Read the rest on my blog, or subscribe to my Patreon to get early access to more poetry!
"Sores and scars—familiar wounds from strange vacations and/
ancient wars—score the kidskin you slept for so long in/
rolled on parched land for so long that rain has become foreign..."
Read the rest on my blog, or subscribe to my Patreon to get early access to more poetry!
Feeling better today after a while of feeling like I was a little lost.
The fugue state continues, but a recent encounter with Lil Nas X on the "Old Town Road" has led to the only thing I can do: keep moving.
A Casual Ramble About Those Horses in the Back
The fugue state continues, but a recent encounter with Lil Nas X on the "Old Town Road" has led to the only thing I can do: keep moving.
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August 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Feeling better today after a while of feeling like I was a little lost.
So many memories. So many moments. It's hard not to let them fade or float or pop away. But I guess it's like bubbles; they can only last so long. Best to cherish the moment and then move on to the next ones.
There’s so much to be said about SOAK, but I think the first thing to say about the event is thank you.
Thank you to the amazing organizers, to the hosts, to the volunteers and to Cats in Space for hosting me for my first ever Burn. #SOAK #strangemagic #regionalburningman #blogpost #photography
Thank you to the amazing organizers, to the hosts, to the volunteers and to Cats in Space for hosting me for my first ever Burn. #SOAK #strangemagic #regionalburningman #blogpost #photography
Casual Ramble: SOAK-Term Relationship Therapy
There’s so much to be said about SOAK, but I think the first thing to say about the event is thank you.
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June 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
So many memories. So many moments. It's hard not to let them fade or float or pop away. But I guess it's like bubbles; they can only last so long. Best to cherish the moment and then move on to the next ones.
May 29, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I loved writing this poem. Absolutely helped me process some lingering emotions and figure out my new program.
I believe in
things that were broken
and then mended
I believe in
miracle workers that bind
stitches into scars
And a goodwill
mafia that fills potholes,
and dodges cop cars
(follow the link for the full poem!)
#poem #blogger #poetryisnotdead #poet #creativewriting #goodwillmafia
things that were broken
and then mended
I believe in
miracle workers that bind
stitches into scars
And a goodwill
mafia that fills potholes,
and dodges cop cars
(follow the link for the full poem!)
#poem #blogger #poetryisnotdead #poet #creativewriting #goodwillmafia
The Casual Poetry Drop, May 2025: Miracle Workers
It started out as sketch in my journal. A lark based on the first stanza. The format is… weird, based on nothing but how the words look and sounded when spoken aloud. But I think that it work…
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May 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I loved writing this poem. Absolutely helped me process some lingering emotions and figure out my new program.
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I toyed with faffing about the statement, prefacing it with conditions and clauses and constructions to protect myself from the voice of doubt. But there is no doubt: on Friday, May 9th, 2025, I had the #perfectday.
Read about it below!
#blogpost #sunset #flowarts #mttabor #portland #mentalhealth
Read about it below!
#blogpost #sunset #flowarts #mttabor #portland #mentalhealth
Casual Short Story: The Perfect Day
Before we get started on this monthly Casual Short Story, I wanted thank all of my Patreon subscribers: Jen, Julie, Michael, Davos, Roshi, Doji, and our newest subscriber, Phil! You guys are phenom…
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May 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I toyed with faffing about the statement, prefacing it with conditions and clauses and constructions to protect myself from the voice of doubt. But there is no doubt: on Friday, May 9th, 2025, I had the #perfectday.
Read about it below!
#blogpost #sunset #flowarts #mttabor #portland #mentalhealth
Read about it below!
#blogpost #sunset #flowarts #mttabor #portland #mentalhealth
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A wizard is never late nor are they early for #Mother'sDay, they arrive precisely when they mean to.
But they will share that the day with mom was spent with a handwritten note, some vinyl records, and a #hike through Miller Woods.
Find more pictures/words at the #blog
But they will share that the day with mom was spent with a handwritten note, some vinyl records, and a #hike through Miller Woods.
Find more pictures/words at the #blog
May 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
A wizard is never late nor are they early for #Mother'sDay, they arrive precisely when they mean to.
But they will share that the day with mom was spent with a handwritten note, some vinyl records, and a #hike through Miller Woods.
Find more pictures/words at the #blog
But they will share that the day with mom was spent with a handwritten note, some vinyl records, and a #hike through Miller Woods.
Find more pictures/words at the #blog
Almost forgot: Happy Dead Fascist day.
A day where we celebrate Hitler for killing Hitler.
What a guy.
A day where we celebrate Hitler for killing Hitler.
What a guy.
April 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Almost forgot: Happy Dead Fascist day.
A day where we celebrate Hitler for killing Hitler.
What a guy.
A day where we celebrate Hitler for killing Hitler.
What a guy.
It brings me immense pleasure to see how much Biden lives in this guy's head rent free.
One might say Biden has several blocks in that brain. Biden Blocks, even.
#bidenblocks #winning #butactuallylosing #notariffs
One might say Biden has several blocks in that brain. Biden Blocks, even.
#bidenblocks #winning #butactuallylosing #notariffs
April 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It brings me immense pleasure to see how much Biden lives in this guy's head rent free.
One might say Biden has several blocks in that brain. Biden Blocks, even.
#bidenblocks #winning #butactuallylosing #notariffs
One might say Biden has several blocks in that brain. Biden Blocks, even.
#bidenblocks #winning #butactuallylosing #notariffs
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The best way to support a creative is to invest in their growth!
#blogger #creativewriting #blogpost #poetry #patreon #poetry
The best way to support a creative is to invest in their growth!
#blogger #creativewriting #blogpost #poetry #patreon #poetry
I've been drawing up a storm, journaling, and getting situated in a new job for the past few weeks but, in between it all, I still found time to write a new poem for my Patreon subscribers! Join now and check it out.
The Casual Poetry Drop: May 2025 | The Casual Ramble
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April 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Everyone: "Did you hear? The Pope died!"
JD Vance: "The Pope? I just saw him yesterday. "
Everyone: "Yeah? Didn't help."
#rip #papafrank #georgecarlin
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JD Vance: "The Pope? I just saw him yesterday. "
Everyone: "Yeah? Didn't help."
#rip #papafrank #georgecarlin
youtube.com/shorts/DIBeF...
April 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Everyone: "Did you hear? The Pope died!"
JD Vance: "The Pope? I just saw him yesterday. "
Everyone: "Yeah? Didn't help."
#rip #papafrank #georgecarlin
youtube.com/shorts/DIBeF...
JD Vance: "The Pope? I just saw him yesterday. "
Everyone: "Yeah? Didn't help."
#rip #papafrank #georgecarlin
youtube.com/shorts/DIBeF...
This yellow orb and blue skies thing is doing it for me in #PortlandOR rn
April 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This yellow orb and blue skies thing is doing it for me in #PortlandOR rn
I'm quite enjoying rediscovering my taste for writing poetry. Took a long time because of a sense of disgust; that every I write would just be garbage so why bother?
Guess the lesson was that even if it is garbage, it is still worth the exercise. So now I'm just exercising all the time.
#poetry
Guess the lesson was that even if it is garbage, it is still worth the exercise. So now I'm just exercising all the time.
#poetry
Birthdays are weird. I've always been of two minds about them... that's why I wrote a poem that entails just how I feel, and another that I really just wanted to share.
#blogpost #poetry #birthdayblog #notactuallymybirthday #stillmybirthmonththough #doesanyoneactuallyreadthese
#blogpost #poetry #birthdayblog #notactuallymybirthday #stillmybirthmonththough #doesanyoneactuallyreadthese
The Casual Poetry Drop April 2025: The Next Great Estate
Birthdays are weird. I've always been of two minds about them.
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April 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I'm quite enjoying rediscovering my taste for writing poetry. Took a long time because of a sense of disgust; that every I write would just be garbage so why bother?
Guess the lesson was that even if it is garbage, it is still worth the exercise. So now I'm just exercising all the time.
#poetry
Guess the lesson was that even if it is garbage, it is still worth the exercise. So now I'm just exercising all the time.
#poetry
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I went to the waterfront this March to watch the Cherry Blossoms show. They did not disappoint. Check out the photos!
#portland #spring #photography
#portland #spring #photography
The Casual Camera: Letting Cherry Blossoms Bloom
Early spring is a weird time in Portland. Technically, the majority of March is still a month of winter. And yet, two-thirds through the month, the spring equinox hits. Temperatures spike, the sun cleaves the clouds, and cherry blossoms begin to bloom on the waterfront.
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April 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I went to the waterfront this March to watch the Cherry Blossoms show. They did not disappoint. Check out the photos!
#portland #spring #photography
#portland #spring #photography
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I would have been remiss if I didn’t write something about this album. I’ve listened to largely nothing but IC-02 Bogotá through the week. These are my thoughts.
#unknownmortalorchestra #bogota #albumreview #indierock #blogpost
#unknownmortalorchestra #bogota #albumreview #indierock #blogpost
IC-02 Bogotá: Visions of the Strange Familiar
I would have been remiss if I didn’t write something about this album. I’ve listened to largely nothing but IC-02 Bogotá through the week. These are my thoughts.
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April 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I would have been remiss if I didn’t write something about this album. I’ve listened to largely nothing but IC-02 Bogotá through the week. These are my thoughts.
#unknownmortalorchestra #bogota #albumreview #indierock #blogpost
#unknownmortalorchestra #bogota #albumreview #indierock #blogpost
No, seriously, this is how we build parallel support structures. Organize, march, protest, connect, organize again.
To all the ladies and gentlemen and folx in between: politics have gone supernova, and we are falling headlong into a supermassive black hole. But I want to invite you to join your fellows and do cause some good trouble this weekend.
#portland #protest #fiftyfiftyone #blogpost
#portland #protest #fiftyfiftyone #blogpost
A Casual Ramble About a Black Hole
I wrote this before Cory Booker took a stand in the Senate. I wrote this before Senator Booker broke the record for the longest speech in Capitol Hill. I wrote this before he snatched the record fr…
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April 4, 2025 at 6:02 AM
No, seriously, this is how we build parallel support structures. Organize, march, protest, connect, organize again.
The word of the day is "I yield for a question while retaining the floor."
April 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The word of the day is "I yield for a question while retaining the floor."