blake studdard

i’m about halfway through ‘reading the bible in 90 days.’
and i’m taking a break.
here’s why :
i’m aware that the past week and a half has been full of killing lions and killing bears. i quit a band that provided 90 percent of my income. i shot my first wedding as ‘207 photography cooperative’ with Evan. [...]

i don’t mean to say things i don’t mean.
every day is a snap-of-the-fingers
and i breathe in the rusty things.
it’s not dirty, don’t clean it off,
there was never a time i didn’t know.
i guess deep down i chased it too,
but i can’t remember -
drag the bells, through the snow.
just one more time, i need it.
fuzzy hats [...]

Last week I told Nick and the band I wouldn’t be playing with them anymore. It’s been 4 years of commitment to Nick, and I have to say I’ve grown musically in huge ways because of him. I’ve been a lot of places, seen a lot of cities (and even more tiny towns I never [...]

one of my best friends told me that this blog inspires intimacy.
the kingdom of Hell told me I don’t have anything to give.
but I belong to the Lover, who gives me everything I’ve ever needed… which means i have everything to give.
A few days ago I called a friend of mine who moved a couple [...]