Hope Batterson

"Savages" is out now...

This one’s been sitting with me for a while—raw, restless, and itching to be heard.

Here's a sneak peek from the upcoming video.

Listen wherever you get your music. nfan.link/savages

Shot by Chimera

I will never forget the photo of Zelenskyy’s face after he saw Russia’s war crimes in Bucha in 2022. He seemed to age years in an afternoon. Watching him constantly cross the world asking for aid that should have been thrown at him is one of the deepest shames of our age.

Never have I been more humiliated to be an American. Which is saying something, given this isn't Trump's first term in office.

And the guy is not a cabinet member, just the one leading the meeting…

Funny how, as you get older, your birthday becomes a bit of a non-event. We spend so much time (& money) planning our five year old's birthday, but when mine sneaks up on me, all I want is to be left alone for a few hours 😅 @matthewmfuchs.bsky.social

It's beyond embarrassing.

This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.

It's depressing af, but we need to keep talking about it @matthewmfuchs.bsky.social

Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.

We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

102,450 words down, x to go. Only about halfway through, but crazy to see it printed out 👀

I'm 34 and only just now starting the fantasy novel I've been mentally writing for a decade, simply because I thought it just wasn't good "enough." But now I realize that ultimately, I am writing it for myself, and for the characters I've created in my head. They want their story told.

When I was 25 I was sad I had not written The Great American Novel. At 55, I realize there's no Great American Novel, there are merely the stories I'm the best person to tell. Don't worry about how others see greatness. Work on being the best version of who you are and what you can do in the world.

A watercolor portrait of Ringo Starr looking to the right, with choppy long hair. Facial planes are simplified into criss-cross lines.

Ringo. Watercolor on Arches cold press. 8x10 inches.

One piece from a set of four I painted from the Get Back documentary.

#watercolor #painting #art #thebeatles #beatles #ringo #fanart #popart

Been off of Instagram for two days, which sounds unimpressive but for me is quite unprecedented.

Small victories
#Instagram #meta #boycott #socialmedia

A WIP I've been working on for a while now, and I keep getting sidetracked with other projects #workinprogress