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Hi, I’m Curly.

You’ve found your way to my internet home for tales of wayward adventure, including adventures in urban exploration, as well as my photography and writing. I enjoy telling stories that entertain, spark thought, provoke the imagination, and –if we’re all lucky –snatch your breath right out of your chest.

Over the last 30 years I have attended or worked at all manner of events, traveled through and lived in desert wastes, windswept country towns, and sprawling cities full of a wonderfully strange collection of people, landscapes, architecture, and boundless absurdities to gawk at and tell tales of. I’ve enjoyed story telling (in various forms and across several mediums) for as log as I can remember – an art that is allegedly dying.

This site is a chronicle of my travels and the stories that arise therefrom, an outlet for art across various media, my springboard to my portfolio, and a reference library for some of my nerdy fun.

But who is Curly?
I’m a 40-something working stiff that lives in a silly town somewhere in the western wastes of the US.  Raised in Idaho, I spent two decades stranded in the deserts of Zion with Space Jesus and the hippies before work brought me to Oregon. The death of my Father started a new chapter in life, and brought me back to the desert wastes. For most of the week I do stuff, get paid, and then go home. On the days and nights I have the energy and funds, I wander out into the streets armed with intense curiosity, a camera of some kind, a selection of glass, a fancy pen, some bougie notebooks, and my razor-sharp wit.

It’s sad that we live in the 21st century, and I need to say this, but:
I wholeheartedly believe that Black lives matter, Science is real, Vaccinations and Masks save lives, Gay / Trans rights are human rights, lawful Immigrants are welcome, sex work is real, valid work, the election(s) were not stolen, and that pineapple belongs on pizza.

Please note that a lot of what I write about here is raw, visceral stuff that came out of intense experiences or environments and may be regarded as ‘not nice’, ‘mean’, ‘insensitive’, or ‘unprofessional’. You should give up any crazy ideas you might have about me lacking the right to be excited, stressed, annoyed, disgusted, sad, fearful, or exhibit any other human emotion. There are also a variety of adult themes and subject matter on my site and within my body of work. I am not willing to sacrifice my authenticity to cater to your delicate sensitivities.

If you are a minor under 18, an idiot, or a bigot, you do not belong here.  Dullards and extremists, science/election/vaccine deniers, bigots, republicans, puritans, and the overly sensitive, click here for a special message. Kiddies kindly click here for something better to do.

If you’re a (mostly) well adjusted adult with a decent command of common sense and embrace truth, diversity, equality, and science, Welcome! 

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