Photo of Ludwig Baumann, a business in Jamaica, New York, 1951

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Cover to “Justice League International” #10, Kevin Maguire, 1988

DC Comics.

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Photo of Hanover Hotel by John J. Albert, 1952

43rd Street and 6th Avenue, New York.

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John Eric Albert, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0&gt;, via Wikimedia Commons

(Then again, he’s always a little pensive …)

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“Bran,” Ludwig Rohbock, circa 1883

Engraving.

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(If you don’t get the reference, then ketchup with the news today.)

They say Trump realizes now that he shouldn’t have splattered ketchup against the wall when Bill Barr repudiated his election claims.

HEINZ SIGHT IS 20/20.




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Care to vote for Publication of the Month at Spillwords?

Reminder — today is the last day to vote for the Spillwords Press Awards for June 2022.  You can vote for both Author of the Month and Publication of the Month right here.  (As I shared here on Sunday, a poem of mine entitled “Where Would We Go?” is a nominee in the latter category.  I remain grateful if you’ve supported this piece so far.)



Aerial photo of New York City, 1932

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.

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Cover to “Batman” #547, Kelley Jones, 1997

DC Comics.

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Buildings being demolished on Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA

June 2022.  I thought this was pretty wild — what you see is a row of buildings that have been almost entirely demolished, all facing Campbell Avenue.  (These include what used to be the Campbell Court Bus Station and the deli beside it.)  The facades at front remain intact for now, but they are otherwise gutted.



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