Fading Away Shorts
Description: Some people leave loudly. Then there's the ones who fade so quietly you don't notice until they're gone. Stop reaching out first. Stop explaining. Stop trying to be seen. Not from anger, from exhaustion. From realizing being present costs more than you have. Not about disappearing completely. Just existing on your own terms. Even if those terms mean being quieter. Smaller. Less. The design looks like it's already fading. Because that's the point.
Description: Leaving without making it anyone's problem. No goodbye. No explanation. No scene. You just go. Quietly, when no one's looking. Slipping out of conversations, out of rooms, out of lives without leaving a mark. It's not rude, it's considerate. Why make noise when you can just fade? People might notice you're gone eventually. Or they might not. Either way, you left politely. You didn't bother anyone on your way out.
Description: Not falling apart. Just coming undone. Gradually. Quietly. You used to be more put together. More certain. More solid. But piece by piece, you're being unmade. The edges are fraying. The structure is loosening. It's not dramatic; no collapse, no crisis. Just a slow, steady becoming-less. You're still here. Just less than before. And less than yesterday. This one's for the ones who are losing themselves in slow motion. For the ones who feel themselves slipping and can't grip anything to stop it.
Description: Underneath Bob Hall Pier - Padre Island by Debra Martz Bob Hall Pier is part of Bali Park located on north Padre Island, Corpus Christi, TX. It extends 1240 feet out into the Gulf of Mexico. It is a great place for fishing. There is also an open air restauarnt (just overhead from where I shot this image) so you can enjoy good food and the seabreeze. In inclimate weather, glass roll down garage type windows can protect you from the elements while you still enjoy a nice meal and view. Update: the restaurant is all that now stands after the last restaurant.
