Recycled

Recycled writing
Portland OR – August 2024

I’ve always loved storytelling—orally, written, or through mixed media like audio and/or video recordings.  I started writing LONG ago in the form of private letters and journals—some lost to time, others kept in sacred spaces within my home or the things I carry on me each day.

The longest period that I have consistently written started when I created the Nurse Ratched blog back in 2010.  I wrote that almost every week, and continued almost consistently until August 2015, with a few more spurts lasting into 2019. I started that blog to serve as a combination of daily(ish) journal and therapeutic outlet while I worked as a live-in nurse.  A great deal of the content generated from that period reflects contemporary events in my personal and professional life; some pieces are dated indications of old attitudes or ways of thinking. 

Obviously, a great deal of time has passed since then, but there are a few pieces of writing I’d like to share from that time period.  I’ll clean these up a bit to try and cut the amount of WHARRGARBL and fix spelling or grammatical errors, but only just.  There are post-scripts or updates on a few of the topics/instances covered, and I’ll add those where appropriate.

I aim to regularly mix in NEW writing too–once a week or more (depending on the myraid of variables that can derail life and plans in our modern hellscape). The writing/posts will fall into one of 5 categories:

Adventures big and small
Photos and stories from wandering to and through various travel and events.

Chapters from a past life
Stories from work and volunteering in healthcare, policing, security, and other occupational misadventures.

Urban Exploration
Photos, Stories, Travelogues, and information about my adventures in Urban Exploration.

Photography
Photos, silly cell phone snaps, and general information concerning photography or photo equipment.

Random writing & silly stories
One offs and other things that do not fit in any of the above categories

Enjoy!