J. Marshall Freeman
@jmarshallfreeman
Novelist, poet, musician, queer aesthete, Toronto biker, older and only marginally wiser. jmarshallfreeman.com My new short story collection, "To Wrap Yourself in Light," is now available on Amazon.
Honey bee on a hot day! #naturepgotography #summer #honeybee
Here are the two little girls much later in life, my mom on the left this time.
Scanning old family photos. My grandmother (in the light hat), her sister (in the dark hat), and her brother-in-law at the wheel. Their daughters sit between them. My mother is the little one with no interest in looking at the camera. I guess this is 1930. #vintagephotography #familyportrait
TONIGHT! Readings by: J. Marshall Freeman, @gregfrankson.bsky.social, Antanas Šileika, Sky Gilbert. Guest speaker: Dafina Izenberg on "How to Write a Great Book Review." Join us live or stream at: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUW... PWYC, Q&A with the writers afterward. Books available for sale.
Viewing Brandon Steen’s painting, “Birdhouse Barn” in the window of the Roberts Gallery. #photography #reflection
Streetpaint #urbanphotography #photography #abstractphotography
Decorating the passage to the underworld. #urbanphotography #photgraphy
Happy 50th birthday to the CN Tower. I was in grade 6 when they were building it, and we were all very invested. My favourite thing is the way the tower imposes itself incongruously on so many views downtown. Here it is over Chinatown.
Yes, my dog has the same self-immolating desires. 10 throws and that’s it. Fewer on hot summer days!
A sexually vivid snippet of my new poem, “Queer Love Is Not AI” that I read yesterday:
It’s a little-known fact that “The Omen” and the story of Damien, the little Antichrist, is based on my own demonic childhood.
What are you doing tomorrow afternoon (Saturday)? Coming to the amazing Pride edition of Poetry Open Mic at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre? Hell yeah, you are! Hosted by Raymond Helkio and me, and featuring TRUTH IS…
A delightful picture of #JoniMitchell and #DavidHockney (RIP) from a few years ago.
Listening to the carillon at Hart House at #UofT. I once had a tour of it, up the tower. Note also the impressive progress flag up for Pride month.
On the second anniversary of my father’s death. #photography #memorial #yahrzeit
Spicey quail eggs and cherry tomatoes. #food #photography #foodphotography
Holy shit, just rewatched "The Post," and there's a movie which has taken on new relevance. Without a free press, there is no democracy. And because synchronicity is presenting itself to me this week… I watched this movie about the paper now owned by Bezos on the night his rocketship blew up.
Ugh! It’s a fucking cold monsoon outside and I just want to lie in bed and watch YouTube, but I have to get up and go host poetry. And if I’m making that sacrifice, then YOU HAVE TO COME!! 4pm open mic signup, event starts at 4:30. PWYC, all money goes to the poets.
This picture of Matti’s (or Leah’s?) reminds me of a sidewalk pic I took the other night.
Maybe it's the breed. Here's my corgi puppy back in 2004 reminding Ontarians to vote NDP.