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Dalton J. Swink

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I'm asking that we all raise our political expectations. We deserve good things.

22.02.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 3290 πŸ” 699 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Butterfly: Part 4 "tattoo"

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*ahem* another one

16.02.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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fault lies within our own neglect an acrostic poem

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check out my acrostic poem I shared last night at an open mic. πŸ–•πŸ»πŸ§Š

31.01.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

how many kids do you think were taught to thank the bus driver by Fortnite?

05.01.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

you ever take a big creative shit?

09.12.2025 07:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

my nose sounds like Shailene Woodley screaming in that hunger games ripoff movie

01.12.2025 01:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pop-YOU-lar What Wicked Fever Says About American Culture in a New Age of Fascism

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me writing abt wicked

25.11.2025 19:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

if any piece of art inspires real change, it will be Deniz Camp’s comic books

15.11.2025 00:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

actually video games counts as an Artist Date i said so

14.11.2025 07:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Butterfly: Part 2 "mute"

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13.11.2025 16:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Prom is probably one of the worst musicals ever written but i often get the hankering to listen to it and cry

11.11.2025 17:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

going to work as a performative male today (i pretend i like sport)

08.11.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

all i’m saying is Guillermo del Toro

08.11.2025 03:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

hey you’re cool what if we made a film together

28.10.2025 14:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i feel like glee was a psyop against everyone in the cast and also me

24.10.2025 03:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this was, in fact, about me misunderstanding how emails work

23.10.2025 15:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am begging you to READ your emails. If you’re confused by what they say, READ THEM AGAIN! Chances are you missed an important detail because you were so caught up in your own insecurities

23.10.2025 15:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Butterfly: Part 1 the lives we lead

Anyone for some light reading? I’m starting a journey of reflective personal essays and my old poetry to accompany them here. Click the link to read The Butterfly: Part 1
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21.10.2025 17:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

honestly what is a fruit roll up

19.10.2025 06:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

you all want my nachos so bad

15.10.2025 19:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

my sleep schedule has me dead beat at 4 pm but sssoooo excited at 2 am

12.10.2025 06:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

imagine you hire someone for their curated taste and you don’t let them execute it

12.10.2025 02:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have nothing clever to say but I do have something silly to say and its baked beans

01.10.2025 15:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I unfortunately really really enjoy being overwhelmed and overstimulated at a job I really like

01.10.2025 14:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

made a new friend yesterday who didn’t like 28 Years Later and actually that’s not a friend that’s an enemy

23.09.2025 14:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

like Avengers AND The Dark Knight Rises??? i rest my case

19.09.2025 06:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think maybe in 2012 that’s when superheroes started becoming the tools of fascism

19.09.2025 06:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

mmmmmmm banh mi

19.09.2025 06:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

it is so crazy telling a slightly younger than I lesbian β€œomg have you seen Thelma & Louise?” and she’s never heard of it before in her lady lovin life

19.09.2025 04:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One thing I'll say about DC not only canceling Red Hood, but recalling the first issue and refunding stores for buying it, is that you can still get Neil Gaiman's work through them. They still work with Otto Schmidt. Eddie Berganza worked there for years AFTER the formation of a policy that no women

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