Author Archives: fiveducks

About fiveducks

Canadian writer/artist/hermit. The raccoon living in your basement.

man i love eating takeout on the floor

Nothing screams “I’m out” like being 19 in January eating takeout in an empty living room in a shitty apartment. I should sell all my belongings.

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trip photos: toronto!

Hey! I mentioned in my Art Fight post I was in Toronto at the time of posting. Wanna see some photos? Continue reading

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art fight 2023 (first blood)

Hey! Been a while. Been a weird year.

I participated in Art Fight for the first time last month. Call it part of my “being less of a hermit” arc. Which is funny because I dropped Twitter and barely pay any attention to any other social media. (I did say less of a hermit.)

But enough about the downfall of the modern internet, I’m here to talk about Art Fight. Which also wound up having drama, funnily enough, though I didn’t pay much attention.

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art goals 2023 (what do you mean it’s february?)

It’s overdue, but I think looking back at my art over the past year, where I stand now, and my goals might be the best way to help my viewpoint align with reality. Hopefully? No, probably not. Continue reading

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four becomes five: what a year, huh?

Four years in, five folks under the bulb. Actually, I’ve been around for longer, haven’t I? What’s up with that? Continue reading

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working to take a break from work

Went on a vacation, learned HTML and built a site. Continue reading

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art roundup: october! (the fear of being known)

Whoops, I haven’t actually posted anything here since August despite saying I’d be active-ish. I’ve been busy, I promise. Continue reading

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wi(s)p: five years in and one page up

As an average 20-something Canadian, you’ve got enough on your plate—rent’s going up, you can’t afford gas for that van you bought last summer, the ghost in your apartment insists on watching you pee, and you’re not 100% sure what to do now that you’ve dropped out of college. Twice. Continue reading

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both feet in (probably)

Who’s that, a fresh-faced, brand new member of your favourite bulb cult?

Actually, I’ve been in Somnol’s orbit for the past, uh, six years? Maybe longer? Continue reading

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