Solo Date

The longer I live here, the more I can name. A carport. A screen door. A Waffle House at three a.m. And the more names I learn, the more layers I find between me and the things they belong to.

Nobody has asked me to leave. Nobody has asked me in.

So I stay where I'm standing and photograph whatever gets through.

The stamp in my passport says I was admitted. It does not say I was invited. Most of these pictures are taken from the space between those two words.

Even the sea stops at the edge.

A thin line of light through a door left slightly open, at night

Instrument record from the same minute: N4 257A 2025-05-05 19:26:35 – 19:56:35 EDT — N4 257A 2025-05-05 19:26:35 – 19:56:35 EDT2025:05:05 18:56:35

Instrument record from the same minute: NMDB NEWK 2025-04-15 18:21 EDT 5965 — NMDB NEWK 2025-04-15 18:21 EDT 59652025:04:16 06:21:54

A phone on an unmade bed, its dark screen reflecting trees

A hand holding up a small lizard in a clear plastic bag

Instrument record from the same minute: KFFC 2026-09-18 21:38 EDT — KFFC 2026-09-18 21:38 EDT2026:09:18 21:38:04

A light hanging from a tree branch at night

The dust imprint left by a bird on a window

Instrument record from the same minute: KCLX 2024-10-13 11:58 EDT — KCLX 2024-10-13 11:58 EDT2024:10:13 23:58:30

A cracked car window

A broken egg on a wooden boardwalk

Instrument record from the same minute: USGS COMCAT 2025-02-18 08:13 – 09:13:07 EST — USGS COMCAT 2025-02-18 08:13 – 09:13:07 EST2025:02:18 09:13:07

A shadow on snow

Instrument record from the same minute: DSCOVR EPIC 2025-01-24 15:10:50 EST (+46 min) — DSCOVR EPIC 2025-01-24 15:10:50 EST (+46 min)2025-01-24 14:25

A room seen through a door peephole

Ice at the bottom of a container, seen from above

Instrument record from the same minute: NOAA 8670870 FORT PULASKI AIR TEMPERATURE 2024-11-05 00:00 – 15:36 EST — NOAA 8670870 FORT PULASKI AIR TEMPERATURE 2024-11-05 00:00 – 15:36 EST2024:11:05 15:37:11

Green peppers in a red mesh bag on a wooden floor

A shower curtain in soft daylight

A carousel at night, black and white

A chair alone in a field of snow

Instrument record from the same minute: SDO/HMI 2025-01-24 17:47:38 EST — SDO/HMI 2025-01-24 17:47:38 EST2025:01:24 17:47:35

An empty road at dusk

A mannequin in a helmet in front of painted pine trees

Instrument record from the same minute: N4 Y52A 2026-09-19 14:18:10 – 14:48:10 EDT — N4 Y52A 2026-09-19 14:18:10 – 14:48:10 EDT2026:09:20 02:48:10

Spilled water and a broken glass on brick

A party in a lit building, seen past a chain-link fence at night

Instrument record from the same minute: HIMAWARI-9 2026-09-28 20:20 EDT 40.7°S 106.0°E — HIMAWARI-9 2026-09-28 20:20 EDT 40.7°S 106.0°E2026:09:28 20:15:27

A rhinestone costume, black and white

Christmas lights strung over boulders

Instrument record from the same minute: SDO/AIA 193Å 2026-01-18 18:22:53 EST — SDO/AIA 193Å 2026-01-18 18:22:53 EST2026-01-18 18:23

Small pink flowers

A woman's back in dark grass

Instrument record from the same minute: NASA SVS MOON (computed) 2024-09-23 19:00 EDT 59% lit — NASA SVS MOON (computed) 2024-09-23 19:00 EDT 59% lit2024-09-23 19:12

A boardwalk at night

Instrument record from the same minute: MBARI MARS -891 m 2025-12-03 21:39:54 – 21:41:54 EST — MBARI MARS -891 m 2025-12-03 21:39:54 – 21:41:54 EST2025:12:03 21:41:54

A woman looking out of a window

Snow falling past palm trees at night

Grains of sand on skin

Instrument record from the same minute: ASOS KSAV WIND 2025-05-28 15:00 – 16:00 EDT — ASOS KSAV WIND 2025-05-28 15:00 – 16:00 EDT2025-05-28 16:00

Tall buildings at night, a light flaring

A tide pool on dark rocks reflecting the sky

Instrument record from the same minute: NOAA 8418150 PORTLAND 2025-10-29 00:00 – 2025-11-28 12:54 EST — NOAA 8418150 PORTLAND 2025-10-29 00:00 – 2025-11-28 12:54 EST2025:11:28 12:57:14

An arm resting inside a car

A sunset seen through a window screen