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uel aramchek. tarot, writing, high weirdness. minneapolis based. greaterrealityarea.net, formerly compoundeye.substack.com, northofreality.com

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whoโ€™s ready for some freaky parapolitics campaigns? deeply looking forward to this

03.02.2026 01:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WINGS ON WALLS When wandering through American cities, one will often find wings painted on walls, fully disconnected from a central body plan, yet anticipating their inevitable presence in photography. They are as ...

WINGS ON WALLS (feat. art by @tinyobscurae.bsky.social )
When wandering through American cities, one will often find wings painted on walls, fully disconnected from a central body plan, yet anticipating their inevitable presence in photography. They are...

www.greaterrealityarea.net/wings-on-wal...

31.01.2026 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

when the battery is zero they have no eyes

01.02.2026 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

when the day comes, they know they lose without electricity, and you can see that woven into it all

01.02.2026 17:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

very curious how many other people from the 2011 era snake nest were involved

01.02.2026 16:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

when this cultural pressure valve finally goes off its going to be something else

01.02.2026 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you're someone who likes reading and sharing on tumblr, I'll be posting monthly updates here as well.

01.02.2026 15:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I had a lot of fun finishing it! It had been in the workshop for a while

01.02.2026 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Post by @uaramchek ยท 1 image ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0ย ย ๐Ÿ” 0ย ย โค๏ธ 0ย ยทย THE GREATER REALITY AREA - JANUARY SUMMARY AN ENDANGERED SPECIES "The bicephalous jackalope leads a complex and short existence due to only one of its heads being materially real.โ€ฆ

www.tumblr.com/uaramchek/80...

31.01.2026 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

that rounds out pieces for January; more than a hundred of you have already signed up! Thank you for reading and spreading the good news!

31.01.2026 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WINGS ON WALLS When wandering through American cities, one will often find wings painted on walls, fully disconnected from a central body plan, yet anticipating their inevitable presence in photography. They are as ...

WINGS ON WALLS (feat. art by @tinyobscurae.bsky.social )
When wandering through American cities, one will often find wings painted on walls, fully disconnected from a central body plan, yet anticipating their inevitable presence in photography. They are...

www.greaterrealityarea.net/wings-on-wal...

31.01.2026 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
a burning fish on a frozen lake, with a 4chan post from 2012 which reads "if only you knew how bad things really are"

a burning fish on a frozen lake, with a 4chan post from 2012 which reads "if only you knew how bad things really are"

31.01.2026 18:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

fwiw when I had abcess drains before I only ever felt relief and light euphoria, as it instantly reduced the toll it was taking on my system

29.01.2026 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

could smoker and tashigi have solved true detective season one

29.01.2026 13:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

on it chief

29.01.2026 00:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if bobby hill ate the gomu gomu no mi, would he have made it as far as luffy

28.01.2026 18:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One of the great things about working in HIT is sometimes you'll get added to a groupchat just called "Rabies" or similar

28.01.2026 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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THE GREATER REALITY AREA There is no such thing as fiction. Even so, you may find it here.

As of now, my most recent project, greaterrealityarea.net, is a return to the spirit that created North of Reality, informed by all the journeys, studies, and strang encounters I've had since its conception over a decade ago. No matter how long you've been here, I hope you enjoy reading!

26.01.2026 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

From my photographs, I put together a long thread of circumstantial encounters with the tarot in the wild. Much of my magical practice is about engaging with the spirits of place, and how they inform our interactions with our surroundings, especially in cities. bsky.app/profile/uel....

26.01.2026 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Compound Eye Comparative Tarot | Uel Aramchek | Substack An exploration of modern tarot, as well as the tarot of the real. Click to read Compound Eye Comparative Tarot, by Uel Aramchek, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

I wrote about comparative tarot largely during the pandemic, at compoundeye.substack.com, which is now free to read. As a collector of tarot decks, I found the choices artists make, and how they inform the whole of the medium to be a compelling space to write about at length.

26.01.2026 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

During this time, I was traveling for work on a regular basis, during which times I picked up studying tarot by reading for strangers in bars, photography from the many curious places I found wandering alone at night, and cocktails from exploring the nightlife of unfamiliar territory.

26.01.2026 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Towards the end of this, I launched a smaller project called Trespasser, which used to live at trespassagainst.us. These days it mostly exists on the internet archive, for those who want to go hunting. It was an exploration of the relationship between fiction and disinformation online.

26.01.2026 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NORTH OF REALITY Official website of Uel Aramchek. New and bizarre fiction added thrice weekly.

In 2015 I launched the fiction website North of Reality (northofreality.com) to start posting longer works on a regular basis in order to approximate something like a webcomic's publishing schedule. There are nearly 300 of my old pieces there, with many sublinks and even a footnote interface.

26.01.2026 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Given the volumes of new people I should do an introduction thread. I'm Uel, I live in Minneapolis currently, and have lived all over the United States over the last decade. I was part of the fiction-writing side of weird twitter, from around 2012 onward, and wrote a good deal before the downfall.

26.01.2026 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is the first subscriberโ€™s only piece; there will only be one per month! I hope youโ€™ll come along for the ride, as even just signing up for free helps the publication grow and reach more people. Weekly storytelling soldiers on despite the rising fire.

25.01.2026 01:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Makes sense! I grew up in North Dakota which did not have any Waffle Houses either, but plenty of cold war relics

26.01.2026 01:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

one thing fallout gets wrong is that waffle house would have found a way

26.01.2026 00:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 234    ๐Ÿ” 43    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

And I sure as fuck don't think that's any cause to kill or ruin the lives of anyone, and if you can't think of anything to do with people who need a status adjustment other than that, if you truly cannot imagine there is anything else to be done but purge, you don't deserve to even have neighbors.

25.01.2026 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm really tired of seeing all these dem politicians saying "well we all want secure borders, but-" in all these fucking pressers. I don't really give a shit how good my neighbors are at doing paperwork. I don't think people who say "come here the right way" understand that they themselves couldn't.

25.01.2026 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 150    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Longtime #Dinkytown shop owner Greg Ketter is the 70yo you may have seen in a TV interview speaking his mind and walking away into a gas cloud. The September 1985 Southeast (Minneapolis) neighborhood newspaper noted his shop's move from above Gray's Drug to a street level entrance around the corner.

25.01.2026 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 144    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

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