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Stephanie Taylor
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Artist/essayist, former Op-Ed contributor, photographer, focused on process & history. Co-author "Water: More or Less," & "Simple Objects:" Camp Fire, Paradise.

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Perhaps Bluesky is less focused on the end of the world. I write about what I've learned in my long career as a professional artist/writer. This is about what it takes to maintain a lifelong career as a creative fan of history, education & critical thinking. Please subscribe if you like it.
Printing Presses, Typography and History
A fifty year time warp.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
April 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
In January 2019, I started a series of text drawings. I've been adding more words ever since, though now things are more urgent. Please follow me on Substack.
March 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The education of my friend Carl Bradley, a witness to history. And here we are again. Resist! and please share this post.

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Little Rock 1957
The Education of Carl Bradley
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March 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Are Artists Born That Way?
We are who are parents are and then we add all the other stuff. A 63-year mystery almost solved.
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Are Artists Born That Way?
Minimemoir #1: All kids are artists...until they're criticized.
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March 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Half-Jewish kid here, wondering when the 1% rule might kick in. If so, all the fools who voted for trump better get tested, too, because I guarantee, they're all in trouble; very few pure-whites remain.
February 16, 2025 at 2:04 AM
February 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I'm writing about my photography trip to Preston Castle in Ione. Couldn't feel any lingering ghosts but it was during the day. One can only imagine what happened to those children way back. #prestoncastle #photography #ghosts
January 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
OK, giving up on Meta while I still have some integrity- as in not being a hypocrite. I'll miss the relaxation of mindless scrolling and connection to people I admire. I might be talking to myself here for a while but at least I won't get posts I abhor, or relentless advertising...I hope.
January 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
An intimate observation of a special place, to understand. Not engineered, Delta islands are the straw houses of Little Red Riding Hood, ready to blow down. Please subscribe & share.

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November 24, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Fifteen years ago is a long time, but this Route 66 road trip from Sacramento to St. Louis still resonates. Scroll down.
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stephanie taylor
I'm a professional artist/writer, very curious, and have always been driven by process, materials and the chance to learn.This is why I work in a variety of…
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November 22, 2024 at 8:28 PM
The Marquis de Lafayette meets the president of law and order, the Marquis de Sade, from whose name "sadism" derived, with justification, at Lafayette Square, 2020.
November 18, 2024 at 8:58 PM
A bit of calm. Breathe.
November 17, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Hello new friends out there. I'm an artist and essayist with a long career focused on history & location, paintings & sculpture, especially water. Adapting yet again with photography. Driven by curiosity: what's underneath the surface of things & what does it mean.
November 13, 2024 at 8:16 PM