Elliott Coates
@elliottcoates
Writer, photographer, musician, hockey coach, traveler, chronic pain; fan of birds, esoterica, Dada, beekeeping, Toronto sports. Canadian expat in VA. 2021 SAIC Writing Fellow. First poetry collection, “Day 3 of a 5 Day Headache” (2nd ed.) sold out.
I DIDN’T take any NSAIDs or painkillers today for the first time in more than three years. #chronicpain
I’ve felt the Ghost in our home, “the widow Mrs Elizabeth Wright,” twice this week. Eerie.
If you want to still be continually disappointed, plenty of room on the Leafs wagon.
Saw this excellent turtle eating a mushroom in the woods this morning. Got little crumbly mushroom bits all ‘round its li’l mouth.
Happy birthday 449th birthday to my favorite painter, Peter Paul Rubens…here’s the 19th c. copy of his self-portrait that my wife and I bought a few years ago.
Your last saved image is your current mental state. (h/t @lordjuiblex.bsky.social)
Homemade bulgogi, World Cup, wine. My Saturday is objectively awesome.
It’s 104° outside, Handsome Frank pissed in his carrier on the drive home from the vet (poor little guy), I’m having nerve pain flare ups, and my package that says “delivered” was not delivered. There is not enough tonic in the world for the amount of gin I want.
ALERT: WE HAVE REACHED PEAK “CAT FURNITURE WINDOW-STARING EFFICIENCY.” THIS IS NOT A DRILL. (Top to bottom: Handsome Frank, Queequeg, Miró). #cats
Happy 226th birthday to John Brown. Celebrate by fighting oppression, racism, and injustice.
Doing some research in preparation for my trip to China in October. #travel
My favorite David Attenborough GIF. Happy 100th birthday to one of the best. #attenborough
Anyways, here’s a snake I saw. Certified sweetie ™️: Eastern worm snake. #snake #backyardnature
Got some quite bad health news today, but went for a little walk in the woods and saw a slightly startled turtle in a patch of wild strawberry. (It has a head, it was just trying to hide). #chronicpain #turtle #outdoors