Brandon Freels
@freels.bsky.social
- Anarcho-surrealist
- Former member of the now-defunct Portland Surrealist Group
- MS in Publishing from PSU
- PDX > SF > NOLA > NYC
www.brandonfreels.com
- Former member of the now-defunct Portland Surrealist Group
- MS in Publishing from PSU
- PDX > SF > NOLA > NYC
www.brandonfreels.com
I have a new post up on my website. This might be the last one before I find somewhere else. Squarespace just raised their prices prohibitively high, and I’ll be moving on next May. But here’s the new post. brandonfreels.com/blog/2026/7/...
Report #21: Not Dark Yet — Brandon Freels
I turned fifty in June. It still seems unreal. I feel it in my bones and flesh, though. Sometimes, I worry my mind has slowed. I’m not as quick or as witty as I used to be. To mark this milestone, I w...
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July 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I have a new post up on my website. This might be the last one before I find somewhere else. Squarespace just raised their prices prohibitively high, and I’ll be moving on next May. But here’s the new post. brandonfreels.com/blog/2026/7/...
Fifty years ago today, I was born with a black eye.
Difficult Birth
Fifty years ago today, I was born with a black eye.
open.substack.com
June 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Fifty years ago today, I was born with a black eye.
April 16, 2026 at 5:05 AM
March 15, 2026 at 1:54 PM
My newest blog post.
Report #20: I'm Afraid of Americans — Brandon Freels
What a terrible, shitty year 2025 was. Let’s be clear, Trump’s inauguration was enough to contaminate a decade, not just a year. It was bewildering to see how quickly the masks came off, and the unapo...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:26 PM
My newest blog post.
Jacques Hérold’s The Great Transparent One (1947, replica 1971). Philadelphia Museum of Art. #surrealism
December 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Jacques Hérold’s The Great Transparent One (1947, replica 1971). Philadelphia Museum of Art. #surrealism
August 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
July 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
July 27, 2025 at 4:20 AM
July 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Updated my website with a new blog post.
Report #19: Beautiful World — Brandon Freels
It hasn’t been the greatest year for me. I’ve found myself losing my temper more and more often. I’ve been tired, stressed, and overworked. I can’t seem to find enough time for myself and my own proje...
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July 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Updated my website with a new blog post.
I finally saw The Vourdalak and loved it 100%. If you love Black Sabbath or Viy, you'll love this. If you love amazing puppets, you'll love this.
April 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I finally saw The Vourdalak and loved it 100%. If you love Black Sabbath or Viy, you'll love this. If you love amazing puppets, you'll love this.
As beautiful as the chance meeting between a bicycle and a barbecue grill on a shopping cart. #involuntarysculpture
March 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
As beautiful as the chance meeting between a bicycle and a barbecue grill on a shopping cart. #involuntarysculpture
I’ve had this octopus in my scraps for a few years. Finally found a reason to use it.
March 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I’ve had this octopus in my scraps for a few years. Finally found a reason to use it.
Coastal themes happening in my collages lately.
March 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Coastal themes happening in my collages lately.
Two quick after-work collages from this evening. #analogcollage #collage
March 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Two quick after-work collages from this evening. #analogcollage #collage
Two bears I saw at this years Outsider Art Fair.
March 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Two bears I saw at this years Outsider Art Fair.
March 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Who didn’t sleep with Max Ernst?
February 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Who didn’t sleep with Max Ernst?
Some Dada poetry for your consideration.
Lucky For You, I Do Not Believe I Belong Amongst People
Poems, collages, paragraphs, flash fictions, diaries, lists, dreams, surrealism yo!
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Some Dada poetry for your consideration.
I was in Los Angeles last week.
February 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I was in Los Angeles last week.