Paraploo, The Elder

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Hero - one writing leads

Twelve seagulls in flight, composed against an open sky

writing

What the Gulls Would Tell You

Recent marks, fresh images, and new writings from the bench - gathered as they're made, not archived after the fact.

14 Aug 2026

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Written in Saint Paul.

Mosaic - five tiles, two rows

Family Affair Five, a collage, full-bleed

mark

Five, Assembled
A figure in a red dress against birch trees, full-bleed

image

A Study in Red
Clay mask, full-bleed

mark

Clay, a Study
Amarah, silver hair, double image, full-bleed

the book

Amarah, Unregistered
ER, forty, full-bleed

writing

ER, Forty

Recent

All
Two figures, bandaged and masked, against a weathered fence

mark

As Gools, Fifteen

12 Aug 2026
Amarah, silver hair, double image

writing

Amarah, Silver Hair

09 Aug 2026
Family Affair, six

mark

Family Affair, Six

05 Aug 2026
Hot, self portrait

image

Hot, Self Portrait

31 Jul 2026
Grounds, eleven

the book

Grounds, Eleven

27 Jul 2026
Substack, cover

image

Substack, Cover

23 Jul 2026
A figure, bandaged and masked, against a weathered fence

mark

As Gools, Seven

19 Jul 2026
Plains Dust, four

writing

Plains Dust, Four

15 Jul 2026
Family Affair, four

mark

Family Affair, Four

11 Jul 2026
Do not wear mask while swimming

the book

Do Not Wear Mask While Swimming

07 Jul 2026
E A L, behind glass

writing

E A L, Behind Glass

01 Jul 2026
Northwoods, five

image

Northwoods, Five

27 Jun 2026
Working title, news feature

The Bench, Late July

a working sketch

Paraploo, The Elder

22 - 28 Jul 2026, Saint Paul
Working title, news feature

Northwoods, Returned

a second sitting

Paraploo, The Elder

15 - 19 Jul 2026, Saint Paul

Latest from the Bench

All
07 Aug

Grounds, Reworked

A second pass on the Grounds sequence - three plates dropped, two added.

 02 Aug

A Note on the Book

Where the manuscript stands and what the next chapter needs.

 27 Jul

Northwoods, Filed

The Northwoods set is filed under Images, seated beside Plains Dust.

 21 Jul

Bench Notes

Short notes from the bench this week, unattached to any single piece.

 14 Jul

Family Affair, Continued

Two more frames added to the Family Affair sequence.

 06 Jul

On Titles

A short note on how titles get volunteered here, not assigned.

Mosaic - five tiles, two rows

A Bench Sketch, full-bleed

writing

A Bench Sketch
A figure, bandaged and masked, against a weathered fence, full-bleed

mark

As Gools, Standing Alone
TSBB, draft five, full-bleed

mark

TSBB, Draft Five
Wizard of warm bird pyramid, full-bleed

image

Wizard of Warm Bird Pyramid
KF, twenty-one, full-bleed

the book

KF, Twenty-One

Current Gatherings

All Gatherings
Clay mask

gathering

The Clay Circle

15 Aug 2026
DC, thirty-nine

gathering

DC, an Evening

09 Aug 2026
Ella and two stars

gathering

Ella, Two Stars

02 Aug 2026

Marks

All Marks
Family Affair, one

One, Unhurried
Family Affair, three

Three, Held
Plains Dust, five

Plains Dust, Five
Mud compound

Mud Compound
Family Affair, five

Five, Quiet

From the archive

Wizard of warm bird pyramid
Substack, cover

archive

The Wizard and the Wire

03 Feb 2024

The Book is still being written, one bench sitting at a time.

Enter the Book

Marks

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Long-Form

All Writings
Family Affair, two

writing

The Infinite Shape of Family

30 Jun 2026
Northwoods

writing

Early Morning to Midafternoon Conversation

18 Jun 2026
New ancient language

writing

A Passage Everyone Can Enter

05 Jun 2026
Do not wear mask while swimming

writing

Forms That Refuse Stillness

24 May 2026

The bench stays open.

Paraploo, The Elder works in the open - marks, writings, and images gathered as they're made, not archived after the fact.

Paraploo, The Elder