“Oh man, when you search ‘waffle house waitress arrested,’ there’s actually kind of a lot”
@hollypelesky.bsky.social
@aarikdanielsen
Debut essay collection PIECES OF THE NIGHT forthcoming (Cornerstone Press, 2027) Recovering newspaperman “Realist of a larger reality” In love w/a Nebraska girl Wants to be with you alone and talk about the weather He/him https://aarikdanielsen.com
“Oh man, when you search ‘waffle house waitress arrested,’ there’s actually kind of a lot”
@hollypelesky.bsky.social
from the other room I heard her singing California love while she was cooking and there really are no words to express how madly fucking in love I am with this weirdo
none of this is exaggerated
A restaurant lamp that looks like a breast
“If you’re gonna make that design choice, buy two. It’s a missed opportunity.”
@hollypelesky.bsky.social
"why did you become a writer" because no one gave a shit about my special interests growing up. now i make them everyone else's problem. next question
Me at Powell’s, photo by Holly
Upside down pizza place sign
A blazers mural
Free little library sign with scrabble tiles
Portland
I love that
(because she sits on the same side of the table as me and looks at Edward Hopper art books while we’re eating sushi)
Holly at Powell’s in Portland holding the Autofocus anthology in which she has an essay
“Babe, I’m for sale at Powell’s”
- @hollypelesky.bsky.social
@autofocusbooks.bsky.social
I went to Powell’s and all I got were these 13 books
“We’re gonna get high and go to Powells,” she said.
This is my AWP.
eating a grilled cheese and crab sandwich in Kurt Cobain’s hometown, just like he always sang about
“I’ve seen 12 different kinds of rain today”
Me and Holly by the pacific in Washington
Lapping waves
Curved cloud formations over the ocean
ocean babes
I was just in Livingston a few days ago! But I drove a dirty Honda Fit, so no (less) worries.
i'm art
omg
Trans rights are human rights. This isn't a tough one.
ty love
(if you get this joke, you were a very specific kinda kid in the late 90s/early 2000s and I was too)
A road sign for Bremerton, Washington
with apologies to MxPx, I’m only passing through
I’m in the middle of the woods in the middle of the neighborhood where my girlfriend grew up, which is to say I’m in the middle of sacred ground
“Oh fuck I smell a bagel”
Love it
Mary Oliver and Company
my partner is good at 1,001 things but tonight I gotta say how goddamn talented she is as a photographer. her vacation pictures on here alone testify.
“I want it that way” (Holly singing along with Backstreet Boys)
Champagne fending machine in the Seattle grand Hyatt
*very Vanessa Bayer / Cecily Strong voice*
Luxury …
*briefly worries my bf is gonna leave me for a diner*