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Dragoncon Parade 2025 on 35mm Film

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Every Labor Day weekend, Atlanta is overrun. The invasion includes superheroes, fairies, stormtroopers, a periodic table, marching bands, an entire SWAT team of ghostbusters— not to mention the more obscure characters, such as Gand-Alf (a mashup of Gandalf and the puppet Alf).

For those of you who don’t know, DragonCon in Atlanta is a whole thing.

I’m not quite nerdy enough to attend such a Convention, but that doesn’t stop me from enjoying the parade.

This year I brought along my trusty Minolta XG-1 and a roll of 35mm b/w film.

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Goodbye, Summer!

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The Autumnal Equinox marks the time when the sun is directly above the equator. On this day we officially transition seasons from summer to fall in the northern hemisphere (and from spring to summer in the southern hemisphere). This year the fall equinox is September 22, 2025.

Photo: taken by Scott C. Hardin in 2024

Listening Lately

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It’s a feeling I can’t shake
And it’s not fair for you to shoulder all this weight
Oh, for you I’d do the same
But for now

Can you hold me up?
‘Cause I ain’t strong enough right now
For the both of us
And I don’t wanna let you down
Oh, believe me, love
I’m gonna get up off the ground
All I need is your love and time, and we’ll find a way somehow
Can you hold me up?
‘Til we reach the other side
The road is rough
But I think the end’s in sight
Oh, believe me, love
We’re gonna make it through the night
As long as I got you with me, and your loving hand in mine

— lyrics by Chance Peña, released 2025

Sentimental Again

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When I first got engaged I had an older woman ask me: “Why do you think this is it? How do you know he’s the one?”

At the time, I felt offended by the question. What do you mean? He just is. He’s the one I chose and I don’t have to justify that to you or anyone. I didn’t say this, of course. I think I fumbled through a surprised answer about how we make each other happy.

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