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Whitney Allen
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stories, game design, art, nature, love

using @mu.social
Enjoying @kagi.com and Helium browser combo.
September 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
In 1900, Carrie Nation became the most famous woman in the world for her saloon-smashing antics. She was funny, compassionate, six feet tall, and ready to use her hatchet.
That time I wrote a screenplay
You know who I want to be? Someone who’s brave enough to say “hey, I made this,” and put it out into the world instead of letting it moulder in a drawer. To build up a visible trail of creative work so that others might have permission to do the same. From 2013-2014ish, I wrote a biopic about Carrie Nation. In 1900, she became the most famous woman in the world for her saloon-smashing antics. When I read her autobiography, The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation, I felt a strong resonanc...
whitney.pckt.blog
September 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
cradle, 2024
September 9, 2026 at 10:22 PM
little dude, some colors
September 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Oh man. I revived my Postcrossing account just in time to learn that WORLD POSTCARD DAY is coming up on 1 October.

www.postcrossing.com/blog/2026/09...
World Postcard Day 2026 — are you ready?
World Postcard Day is less than a month away, so we’ve gathered the most common questions about badges, postcards, limits, events and the Postcard Lounge in one handy place.
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September 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I'm stoked to read these books in CBfG this Saturday! I wonder what my friends will bring...
September 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
September 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, 2013

📍 Natural History Museum Vienna, Vienna, AT

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September 6, 2026 at 1:23 AM
The magic and the obfuscation of writing
friendships from the early Internet
whitney.pckt.blog
September 6, 2026 at 12:53 AM
August 30, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Asheville, 2017, trying out @grain.social

i had ballin' snow tires on my car. i went to the biltmore and had a lovely time looking at the roses.

📍 Biltmore Estate, North Carolina, US

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August 30, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 2010.
August 29, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Père Lachaise, 2012.

Nikon D80
August 29, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I made this cairn toy by designing, well, rocks.

It was easier to play with before it was glazed & fired.

#handbuilding
August 29, 2026 at 1:20 AM
myNoise is such a wonderful app.
August 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I’d rather not say things like “I wish you the best” when what I really mean is “I hope a flaming comet comes and smashes your car”
August 21, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Takahata is still one of my all-time favorite directors.
"Money didn't help much." Isao Takahata on the roots of Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
And why I think this film belongs in the fantasy genre
whitney.pckt.blog
August 21, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, 2008ish
August 19, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Japan, 2016
August 12, 2026 at 11:44 PM
hummingbird nest, los feliz, 2013
August 9, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I wrote this essay in early 2021. Still fresh.
On Macbeth, Barefoot Gen, and the Inner Dynamics of War
These stories are relevant to any modern person trying to find their own standpoint within a culture that thinks that war is a viable solution to its own illness.
whitney.pckt.blog
August 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I'm very interested in how language, objects, and the body overlap. eyes or iPhones? arms or ARM processors?
How I got my body back from computers
plus a surprising revelation
whitney.pckt.blog
August 4, 2026 at 3:54 PM