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thatnoahgrey.bsky.social
Grateful survivor who's done and been a lot of things. Quick intro pinned below; longer About page @ https://manmadeghost.com/about/ on my dormant site. All photos and art I post are by me.
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Five years this month. I miss you beyond words, Mom. The silence is just a little louder today.

My sister's hand holding mine in the ER. #painting #artsky #art #digitalart #blueskyart #hands

#poetry #blueskypoets #writing #disability #grief

As an autistic mentally-ill shut-in who started blogging 30 years ago, the net was a literal lifeline for me. Back then like-minded souls found each other organically, but now it feels we have to do so *perfomatively* to be heard above the algorithms, and autism & performativeness don't mix well.

Happy birthday, Catherine. 💔

The ER at 1:15 AM, April 2025. #photography #photosky #hospital #b&w

I ran the first web forum for fellow male survivors of sexual abuse. I've spoken to hundreds of men who survived abuse by Catholic priests, & in many cases had their lives devastated by speaking out. When *they* can all forgive the Church, I will too. Until then, I'm with Sinead O'Connor on this.

Sunset at the graveyard in Glendalough, Ireland. #photography #sunset #celtic #glendalough #ireland

I lost you eighteen years ago today, my beautiful man. And I've never missed you more than I do now.

Bracing against the wind in County Wicklow, Ireland. #photography #landscape #wicklow #ireland

With everyone you care for, there will be a last time you laugh with them or feel their touch, a last chance to do what you enjoy together or to tell them you love them — and it can come and go in a moment without warning. Take it from a widower: take no time for granted, & leave no room for regret.

For C. #photography #portrait #child #hand #leaves #holdingon

This could get ME killed. Medicaid pays for the several meds on which my physical & mental health completely depend; a temporary loss of them while switching doctors brought me in *extreme* agony to the brink of death 5 years ago. If I lose my meds, I'm done for — & my death will be on T*p's hands.

In which a shut-in sets foot outside his home for the first time in several months, lured by South Texas snow so rare he's only seen it maybe three times in his 45ish years of living here, to leave a humble and fleeting mark on the world. #photography #handprint #snow #shut-in #b&w

Summiting at Coral Dunes State Park, Utah. #photography #photosky #landscape #summit #dune #coraldunes #utah #b&w

Requiem #painting

In heaven everything is fine. #photography #streetphotography #graffiti #dublin #ireland #eraserhead #davidlynch

Evening view of the Esplanade from the balcony of my LA apartment twenty years ago. #photography #photosky #losangeles #redondobeach #esplanade

What Falls Away #photography #photosky #leaf #decay #minimalism

Sunset from the coast of Los Angeles with a pelican formation. Sending all my love and hope for the safety of everyone in my former home. #photography #photosky #landscape #losangeles #sunset #ocean

Happy birthday, Mom. 💔

A little night music. #photography #photosky #minimalism #night #moon