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𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a narrow passageway between or behind buildings: 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #alley

A weathered red brick wall covered in climbing vines.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 15h

Bad Haiku for September 26, 2026 Wake up do dishes / Eat breakfast then do dishes / Again tomorrow #bad_haiku #haiku_bad #bad #haiku

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 05/10/2026

𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 electrical energy supplied to an area, building, etc.: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #power

Gray electric meters and a downspout on a vine-covered red brick wall marked with graffiti.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 05/10/2026

Bad Haiku for September 25, 2026 Dog walk in the rain / Return home damp and dreary / Yes, tell me your dream #bad_haiku #haiku_bad #bad #haiku

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 04/10/2026

Email paintings for September 2026. Blue and Rose Built from my September snapshots and images stolen from email advertisements, manipulated, collaged together, and finally printed on a repurposed sheet from my big Stendig wall calendar. #email-painting #art #collage #calendar #blue #rose

Graphic calendar poster for September headlined "26 September," combining a blue halftone portrait split across a grid with oversized black date numerals and colored dots marking days, layered over faint landscape/photo fragments for a textured, collage-like look.

Single pink rose lying on rough asphalt, overlaid by a graphic poster grid with large black letters and numbers and green/pink halftone portrait panels, evoking a calendar-style design.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 04/10/2026

𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 purity or intensity of color. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #chroma

A painted portrait of a woman with long dark hair and bangs against a bright orange background.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 04/10/2026

Another Bad Haiku for September 24, 2026 Large pizza to go / yes I will have the special / hold the olives please #bad_haiku #haiku_bad #bad #haiku

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 03/10/2026

𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 the direction toward the point of the horizon where the sun rises at the equinoxes, on the right-hand side of a person facing north, or the point on the horizon itself. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #east

Stripes of morning sunlight through window blinds on a teal-blue wall.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 03/10/2026

Bad Haiku for September 24, 2026 Go to bed angry / Shun conventional wisdom / Become radical

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 02/10/2026

𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a herbaceous plant or small shrub of a genus that comprises the cranesbills and their relatives. Geraniums bear a long, narrow fruit that is said to be shaped like the bill of a crane. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #geranium

Magenta geraniums in a wooden barrel planter on a gray porch step.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 02/10/2026

Bad Haiku for September 22, 2026 Frequently pausing / my recalcitrant poodle / starts to show his age. #bad_haiku #haiku_bad #bad #haiku

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 01/10/2026

𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory: 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦, 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #literal

A glowing red neon sign on a pink wall that reads FIVE WORDS IN ORANGE NEON.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 01/10/2026

Bad Haiku for September 21, 2026 soy milk and yogurt / bananas, frozen berries / rinse out the blender #bad_haiku #haiku_bad #bad #haiku

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 03/09/2026

𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 the relative degree of lightness or darkness of a particular color: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘴. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #value

iPad painting, portrait study of a young woman looking over her shoulder

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 02/09/2026

𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture: 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘤𝘩. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #sketch

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 01/09/2026

𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 the state or quality of producing something, especially crops: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 | 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #productivity

A broad selection of stickers and labels laid out on a desk

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 31/08/2026

𝗹𝗲𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 (also lee side) the sheltered side of something; the side away from the wind. Contrasted with weather: 𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #lee

A photo of a tree showing a "shadow" left behind after a sprinkler sprayed the tree and surrounding area. The water sprayed one side of the tree, and around the tree, but leaves behind a cleanly defined dry spot where the sprinkler could not reach.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 31/08/2026

How about a zoom background to start your week? Lemons atop a calendar, which is also a lake reflecting the sky and a crow on a power line while a large portrait from an ad looks on.

A digital painting of lemons before a calendar backdrop, reflecting the sky and a Zara ad.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 30/08/2026

Adding some color to a previous sketch

iPad painting of a young woman with long brown hair looking over her shoulder

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 30/08/2026

𝘁𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services, typically one given as a gift or offered as part of a promotional offer: 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #token

a small pile of arcade tokens. The tokens read "For replay only, no cash value"

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 29/08/2026

𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a thick, solid piece of something: 𝘩𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #chunk

A photograph of a poster advertising "Chunk Portland" featuring a large, shirtless, bearded man. The poster is printed with an exaggerated CMYK dot screen pattern implying that the images is lifted from older print materials.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 28/08/2026

𝗷𝗮𝘇𝘇 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a type of music of African American origin characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm, emerging at the beginning of the 20th century. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #jazz

Photograph of a white Ford station wagon parked in a supermarket parking lot. The famous "jazz" pattern from the 1990s is painted on the side of the vehicle

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 27/08/2026

𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #collage

A "printer painting" - a large photograph printed on top of a large calendar page, with advertising images integrated on top.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 26/08/2026

𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #chiaroscuro

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 25/08/2026

𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 the center of interest or activity: 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #focus

An accidental close up of a finger where the background of the photo is very out of focus

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 24/08/2026

drawing practice on the iPad

Black and white iPad painting of a woman looking over her left shoulder. She has long hair cascading over her shoulders and a slightly open smile.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 24/08/2026

𝗴𝗮𝘇𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗼 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a Spanish-style soup made from tomatoes and other vegetables and spices, served cold: 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘰 | [𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳] : 𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘱. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #gazpacho

Two mason jars filled with gazpacho, placed on a cutting board

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 23/08/2026

𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 something belonging or appropriate to an earlier period, especially so as to seem conspicuously old-fashioned or outdated: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 | 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮. #tinywords #90tinywords #anachronism

A record player plays Charli XCX's "Music Fashion Film"

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 22/08/2026

𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 the time from noon or lunchtime to evening: 𝘐 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯 | 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯 | 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘴 | [𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳] : 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #afternoon

Afternoon sunlight streams through window blinds an onto a wall, casting shadows from a nearby houseplant.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 21/08/2026

𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘣 keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or traveling around or through it: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 | [𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵] : 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘦. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #patrol

A poodle inspects his back yard. The shadow of a man appears to the right of the poodle.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 20/08/2026

𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a fragrant ointment or preparation used to heal or soothe the skin: 𝘢 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #balm

A screwdriver cocktail sits on a table in an airport bar, overlooking the tarmac

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 19/08/2026

𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing: 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤 | 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #array

An array of sneakers dries out on the railing of a backyard porch after washing

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 18/08/2026

𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox). #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #similie

Two cocktails placed on a dining table resemble the character of the people who ordered them

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 17/08/2026

𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a printed cotton or synthetic fabric that has a surface consisting of puckered and flat sections, typically in a striped pattern: 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #seersucker

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 16/08/2026

𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a recess in the wall of a room or garden: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘳. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #alcove

View from the foot of a bed looking towards a skylight, another roofline visible through the window. Light from the skylight illuminates a plant sitting on a credenza

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 15/08/2026

𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 Photography the period of time just after sunrise or just before sunset when the light is infused with red and gold tones: 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 | [𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳] : 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. #tinywords #golden-hour

Golden light from a smoke filled sky casts shadows on the wall

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 14/08/2026

𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a four-sided plane rectilinear figure with opposite sides parallel. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #parallelogram

Sunlight casts a rhombus shape upon carpet

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 14/08/2026

When we say “the dream of the nineties is alive in Portland (Portland)” this is what we mean

A ford station wagon with the famous jazz pattern painted on the side

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 13/08/2026

𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a sauce of crushed basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and olive oil, typically served with pasta. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #pesto

A dish of Ditalini pasta dressed in a kale / basil pesto with butter beans, topped with baked halibut

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 12/08/2026

𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a mistake: 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳𝘴 | 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #error

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 11/08/2026

𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a test of the performance, qualities, or suitability of someone or something: 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #trial

A piece of paper, destroyed by a malfunctioning printer, partially printed, crumpled, and torn

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 10/08/2026

𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 [in singular] informal a difficult or messy situation: 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #pickle

A player for the Portland Pickles stands at bat, viewed from behind the 3rd base line and home plate.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 09/08/2026

Charli XCX includes some excellent ephemera in her vinyls, postcards, giant newsprint poster with lyrics on the back.

Overhead view of a record player playing Charli XCX's "Music, Fashion, Film" with the included record sleeve, insert, poster, and postcard off to the side.

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 09/08/2026

𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 1 a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 | 𝘙𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥'𝘴 𝘑𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #community

Posters and signs posted in a Portland shop window

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 08/08/2026

𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 cloth woven from flax: [𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳] : 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 | [𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯] : 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #linen

A man in a rumpled, bright green linen shirt takes a selfie in a shop mirror

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 07/08/2026

𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 one of two or more available possibilities: 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 | 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #alternative

Ancho Chile tofu on blue corn tostadas with Cotija cheese, laid out on a well worn cutting board

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 06/08/2026

𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 (𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺) different from what one is used to; objectionably new: 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #newfangled

A delicious creme filled, chocolate iced donut which was delivered in place of the old-fashioned cake donut that was ordered

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 05/08/2026

𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯 a person or thing that has the same name as another: 𝘏𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.

A preserved painted sign on a garage converted into a beer-hall and food-cart pod bearing the name "Barrett Automotive"

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Michael Barrett @abouthalf.com · 04/08/2026

𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 (of a component) not strictly necessary to functioning but included in case of failure in another component: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳-𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. #tinywords #daily #journal #90tinywords #redundant

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