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Day 24: Over It | 28 x 20

The towels that blotted out the sun

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Blaise Allysen Kearsley
Feb 24, 2026
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I’ve just been made aware that no one received today’s prompt, and that it’s been sitting in my drafts area instead of in the queue. Apologies for the delay. You know what they always say about the 24th day of February. (Anything?)


It’s Day 24. I am feeling very emotional about Punch, all the news is terrible, we’re having a blizzard here, and everybody’s f***ing had it. It’s been 2026 for so long. Worst of all, I forgot to give you this prompt on Valiumtimes Day — probably because of all the gd valium.

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