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Arthur Quintalino

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A Child, Found in Ice and Shadow

My children help me rediscover wonderment

1d ago

photograph of a frozen pond at dusk, its surface smooth, white and reflective like glass. A single stone rests on the ice, casting a long shadow under winter light. Bare trees line the background, their skeletal branches stretching toward the sky.

1d ago

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Algorithmic Panic Loops

How social media is raising a generation in fear

2d ago

Prompt: A sepia-toned photo, A person sits alone in a dark room, illuminated only by the glow of multiple screens. The screens display a chaotic mix of world destruction. The figure’s face is partially obscured by shadows, their posture tense — fingers hovering over a phone, eyes wide with exhaustion. The walls around them seem to dissolve into endless scrolling text and images.

2d ago

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Adaptive Anxiety

A generation’s survival response

Mar 9

Digital image depicting a young person sitting alone at night in an urban landscape, their hoodie pulled up as they stare into the glow of their phone screen.

Mar 9

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ILLUMINATION

Beyond the Breakdown

Recognizing the Pattern, Reclaiming Our Future

Feb 5

prompt: abandoned cityscape, nature and life reclaiming the ruins

Feb 5

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The Narrative Arc

Harold, Maude, and the Happy Song

Revisiting classics helps me to unmask by singing out and being free.

Mar 6, 2024

A black car drives in the wrong direction down the center of a highway full of the same white car

Mar 6, 2024

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ILLUMINATION

The Weight of Warnings

Is already too much.

1d ago

A fire burns in the middle of a city street.

1d ago

Cycle Breakers: Take Notes From… Rats?

Fans of Douglas Adams will get this.

Mar 8

Cycle Breakers: Take Notes From… Rats?

Mar 8

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Health and  Science

Anxiety — Or Logical Response to a Broken System?

An inquiring mind wants to know.

Mar 3

A teen sits in a busy city square staring into a glowing screen as life bustles around him.

Mar 3

The Beacon no Longer Beckons

For Emma, an Elegy

Feb 24

The Beacon no Longer Beckons

Feb 24

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ILLUMINATION

Betrayal Nation

The American Trauma Bond

Feb 21

silhouette of a person kneeling. A giant, iron hand on his shoulders. Faint visions of stars and stripes in the background

Feb 21

Arthur Quintalino

Arthur Quintalino

he/him

Thrice boosted author. AuDHD. cPTSD. Scapegoat. Survivor. Navigating life's mazes and being a dad through self-discovery, healing, and helping others.

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