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October 14, 2024

Letter to Ava

October 14, 2024/ Ryan Trimble

In a letter to my eighteen-year-old daughter I reflect on the nature of ambition and purpose.

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December 19, 2022

Letter to Van Neistat

December 19, 2022/ Ryan Trimble

Van Neistat is making art on YouTube, and I am thankful.

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January 18, 2022

Dear Cousin

January 18, 2022/ Ryan Trimble

The book you hold in your hands is considered a “prose masterpiece” and the best that Edward Abbey ever produced.

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September 01, 2020

Letter to the Browns

September 01, 2020/ Ryan Trimble

I’m writing because my wife and I are interested in buying a house that currently belongs to you.

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July 03, 2018

Dear Loved One

July 03, 2018/ Ryan Trimble
Dear Loved One

I don’t know how best to tell you this, but you’re wrong. You’re wrong about me, and I fear you are wrong about the world.

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May 30, 2017

Dear Mark

May 30, 2017/ Ryan Trimble
Dear Mark

I remember nights on your patio, admiring your handiwork and greenthumbery, drinking whiskey or playing guitars, talking...

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June 30, 2016

Attempt at an Artist's Statement

June 30, 2016/ Ryan Trimble
Attempt at an Artist's Statement

I believe, as Freud and Nietzsche do, that our motives remain unknown to us. So I can't tell you why I do photography. But I can theorize.

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The Unique Joy of Wordle

Wordle is unique in that it’s an addiction you can’t indulge to your detriment.

From Stump to Stummel

You make a tobacco pipe like you make a life: remove all that is unnecessary.

Up In Tobacco Smoke
Up In Tobacco Smoke

Joplin blew out a hit. The smoke hung and twisted in the sunlight, and he studied it there, looking for an answer or sign.

Dear Loved One
Dear Loved One

I don’t know how best to tell you this, but you’re wrong. You’re wrong about me, and I fear you are wrong about the world.

Spice on the Streets
Spice on the Streets

When David Shay began smoking spice, he believed he was choosing a safe, legal alternative to marijuana.

No Access
No Access

A profile of photographer Ryan Muirhead.

The Boxcar Kids
The Boxcar Kids

Misfits threaten to diversify Provo, Utah, with The Boxcar Studios—an atelier and community events center.

Inside Heroin Addiction and Homelessness in Salt Lake City
Inside Heroin Addiction and Homelessness in Salt Lake City

A profile of a young addict prompts reflection on the American way.

A Meditation On Giving Up
A Meditation On Giving Up

Meditation has inspired me to "let go." But how can I engage the good fight if I give in?

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