Flight

Flight
Originally uploaded by matteich.

We never really grow up.

Piano arson

Piano arson
Originally uploaded by matteich.

Arson left this piano and the house it resides in charred nearly beyond recognition. Nobody was charged in the incident.

The Union: Girl with the red coat

The Union: Girl with the red coat
Originally uploaded by matteich.

& shadows creep by bars as the night drags on.

Chauncey: Traces

Chauncey: Teddy
Originally uploaded by matteich.

An abandoned stuffed animal lies in the mud where children used to play in Chauncey, OH on January 11th, 2006. The family that used to live there recently split up with the father moving to Florida with some of the children while the mother took the rest to Tennessee leaving only telltale traces that they were ever there.

The Union: Pool

The Union: Pool
Originally uploaded by matteich.

James Chance plays pool at The Union.

Tickets

Tickets
Originally uploaded by matteich.

At the movies.

Safety

Safety
Originally uploaded by matteich.

& we can feel like children under there. Safe from the world outside as the light filters through her favorite blanket.

Mood

Mood
Originally uploaded by matteich.

& I don't know what was weighing on my mind when I made this picture.

Dance

Dance
Originally uploaded by matteich.

Smiles & alcohol & dancing.

Beth & Mike.

Carwash

Carwash
Originally uploaded by matteich.

When I attempted to clean my car before she arrived.

The streetlights

The streetlights
Originally uploaded by matteich.

En route.