Watching and Waiting
Image Prompt 0004
In some places of the world, there is that moment of the day when everything is still like the city is catching its breath. The sun is nearly set but still casts its orange light, caught only by the tallest of buildings. Flyers lay strewn about on the ground, cast aside by those who couldn't be bothered to read them or at least deposit them in the nearest recycler. The paper is evidence of a typical marketing campaign for some product or service we didn't know we needed. These look to be advertisements for some destination, and it's probably a place I would want to travel to if I had the means.
I sit with my back to the wall in a deserted doorway across the plaza, taking in this scene. I've been here for a few days now. I haven't anywhere else to go. Or any way to get there. I'm not certain that anyone has even taken notice of me.
I suppose it's time to find a new corner of this city to watch. I don't know. Maybe I'll stay here a while longer. I'll wait for the leaves to fall. I'll wait for the city to catch its breath.
OK, so this artist, Waneella, has some really cool pixel art. I originally discovered them on Tumblr, but you also find them on Instagram and YouTube (as well as a couple of other places). I did a cursory look through the YouTube channel, and it’s pretty cool. I definitely recommend subscribing if you like pixel art and eery music.
Well, in any case... Just to document this somewhere for the future: I logged into Substack from Safari and was able to see and delete the extra copies of the image.
I wish I understood why the image shows up so many times. That wasn’t my intention.