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All The Lies Must Be Bitter On Your Tongue

Sometimes losing your place in something you helped build leaves you trying to separate what belonged to it from what still belongs to you.

SCATTERBRAIN’s BITTER got me thinking about Brian Burkheiser, his account of how his time with I Prevail ended, what he’s creating now and what it means to finally tell your own side of a story. The open gates, darkness and light became my way of bringing all of that into the photo.

You can still be angry. You can even be a little BITTER. Just don’t stop building whatever comes next.

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‘Cause I Don’t Need Boxes Wrapped In Strings

The last three years have already taught me that some of life’s best chapters begin before we realize they’re chapters at all. We don’t get to read ahead. We just keep turning the page, trusting that one day we’ll look back and realize another ordinary moment quietly became something unforgettable. Three years ago, simple messages were sent without having any idea how much of my life it would eventually change.

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And Today Is All You’ll Ever Have, Don’t Close Your Eyes

For a long time, the rainbow flag was the symbol of Pride. Created by Gilbert Baker in 1978, it became a banner that represented the LGBTQIA+ community as a whole and remains the image many people immediately think of when Pride Month arrives each June. Over time, additional flags were created to represent specific identities and experiences within the broader community. While the rainbow flag remains an important symbol of unity, these newer flags tell stories that are uniquely their own. So while this post isn’t officially part of the challenge itself, it felt like a natural continuation of the journey.

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Always So Inclined, Coloring Outside The Lines

For orange, I chose A Symptom of Being Human by Shinedown as my soundtrack. The more I thought about it, the more it felt like the perfect song for this color. Within the traditional Pride flag (I know it’s been updated but for the challenge the colors are the colors), orange represents healing. Not celebration, not visibility, healing. While that may not be the first thing people think of when Pride Month comes around, it’s a powerful part of what Pride represents.

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And I’ll Be Your Hope When You Feel Like It’s Over

I chose red. The more I worked on this, the more it just felt right for where my head was at creatively. Red isn’t a subtle color. It carries emotion loudly whether it wants to or not. Love, anger, passion, vulnerability, confidence, exhaustion, survival. It can feel warm one second and overwhelming the next.

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