Brian in Detroit

Photographer. Storyteller. Musician. Gamer. I post about games, grief, fatherhood, non-monogamy, politics, Detroit, food, and other goofiness 🏳️‍🌈 Sometimes NSFW because sex work is real work. If I've brought you any joy: https://ko-fi.com/briandetroit

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Longform Stories

Randy

On beautiful old friendships

9h ago·4 min read·758 words

Withdrawals from dreams

When I have dreams in which my son is still alive, they are so real that I never want to wake up. This is about that feeling.

Feb 23·4 min read·744 words

Leaving

A short essay about what went through my mind in the last days of life in my old home.

Feb 1·4 min read·785 words

A secret garden in a rust belt city

The last thing the city of Warren, Michigan needed was yet another storage lot filled with industrial junk... and yet...

Feb 1·11 min read·2047 words

Another goofy Brian food adventure

Detroit is the kind of city where an abandoned Burger King gets repurposed into a locally-owned burger joint

Jan 23·3 min read·545 words

More community, less consumption

My thoughts on decentralized community building

Jan 9·3 min read·579 words

What's in a name

Choosing a new identity for a new chapter

Dec 16·6 min read·1125 words