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Every significant trip has one. A moment, a sight, a sound, a smell, a stranger’s face, that rises above the rest and quietly settles in for the long stay. That’s the mental image. That’s what this is about.
I’m a husband, father, reformed lawyer, and dog dad with a lifelong devotion to music, the outdoors, photography, and writing worth reading. I created this space to slow down and look closely at the places, people, animals, and ideas that deserve more than a scroll past.
The Mental Image is my personal website and everything that means. There are no sponsors, no algorithms, no tags and no attempts to siphon your personal data. I will also hopefully avoid all attempts to get you to come back via outrage, contempt, sexual picadillos, memes, breaking news or anything other than hopefully a good blend of stories, photos and videos that are worth your time.
We aren’t on Facebook, Instagram, Substack, Medium or anywhere else that needs your attention to survive. That’s by design and I hope you appreciate it. My work is intended to create something slower: writing, photography, and thinking that holds up on a second read, and maybe a third. It won’t land for everyone. But if it earns a regular place in your rotation, that would mean a great deal.
I’ve included a link to something that is referred to as a “newsletter” for woeful lack of a better term. It really just keeps me from typing in a bunch of email addresses every time I send something out. I plan for it to arrive when something new is worth sharing; not on a schedule, not just to fill an inbox. Subscribe if you like and unsubscribe just as easily if the mood ever changes. Feedback, good or otherwise, is always welcome.
It was cold, damn cold, but it was one of the best experiences one could ever hope to have.
