Patrice Calise

@pcalise.bsky.social

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Editor, undisciplined writer, music lover.

GIF from the movie “White Christmas,” where the ditzy dancer responds “Mutual, I’m sure” to a greeting, non sequitur style.
Screen shot of a Bluesky exchange reposted by Cat Valente. Kevin Kruse responds to a glib “AI is not going away” with “Neither is herpes, but I’ll keep doing my work without either.”
Woman at No Kings rally in Charlottesville, VA, holds a sign that reads “Clean up on aisle 47.” October 18, 2025.
Young ducks sitting at the edge of the Capitol pool, Washington, DC, on Friday, Aug. 8.
A young person holds a “Hands Off” protest sign in Charlottesville, Virginia, on April 5, 2025. It reads, “This is my future. Back off, old man.”
The cover for The Cure’s album “Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me.” It features a blurry close-up of lips coated in shiny red lipstick.
Two rally-goers hold signs at the Charlottesville Stand Up for science event. One sign says “NOAA and NASA and CDC and NIH and NSF.” The other says “Science not real? Then neither are my student loans.”
Man outside Farragut Park, DC, holding a sign over his head at The People’s March on Jan. 18, 2025. Picture of Trump that reads “Rapist, traitor, racist, felon. If this is your choice…WTF is wrong with you?”
Gingerbread cookies in the shape and imprint of St. Nicholas in his bishop’s trappings.
Raw gingerbread cookie dough on a countertop.
A black and white border collie mix doggo is laying on a bed, her head on dad’s pillow. She is staring directly into the camera at mom.
Border collie mix doggo sleeping with her front paws crossed over her nose, lying belly up on a couch.
A wine glass, a coffee mug and an empty can of kombucha sitting on top of a table.
Front cover art for Haruki Murakami’s “The City and its Uncertain Walls.” A woman walking past a half wall with a window in it, her back to the viewer; a plant is on the sill. In the foreground, a park bench with a closed book on it. A crow poses on the ground in front of the bench. Palette is lime green/hot pink/deep purple.
Three crows perch in a line on a house’s rooftop at dawn.
Two books lying side by side on a table: “The Ghost on Saturday Night” by Sid Fleischman and “Heap House” by Edward Carey. Both cover illustrations are variations on Edward Gorey’s gothic style.