{"id":46095,"title":"Half And Then Half Again","description":"Visual Arts and poetry project by Matteo Delred.","content":"<p> <\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/9ysp4wirovp6r7itjsk4ypglc642k5scqla0rnmf1pjwlhxj.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"9ysp4wirovp6r7itjsk4ypglc642k5scqla0rnmf1pjwlhxj.jpg.jpg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/><\/p><p><\/p><p>The siren wailed<\/p><p>through the laundromat \u2014<\/p><p><\/p><p>the world ending<\/p><p>between wash cycles.<\/p><p><\/p><p>I walk to the Botanic Gardens,<\/p><p><\/p><p>duck under fallen trees \u2014<\/p><p>red warning, yellow warning, no warning.<\/p><p><\/p><p>All the way through,<\/p><p>I exit via a no-entry sign.<\/p><p><\/p><p>I open a book<\/p><p>under failing light.<\/p><p><\/p><p>A little dog approaches.<\/p><p><\/p><p>\"She thinks she's getting a treat,\" they say.<\/p><p><\/p><p>I say,<\/p><p>\"aren't we all?\"<\/p><p><\/p><p><img src=\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/kuyx43diu5fg6i4gvvfqodmxmiwoheal2txjev5ls9mekafi.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" alt=\"kuyx43diu5fg6i4gvvfqodmxmiwoheal2txjev5ls9mekafi.jpeg.jpeg?w=1140&amp;v=2\" \/><\/p>","urlTitle":"half-and-then-half-again","url":"\/blog\/half-and-then-half-again\/","editListUrl":"\/my-blogs","editUrl":"\/my-blogs\/edit\/half-and-then-half-again\/","fullUrl":"https:\/\/lostcampitos.com\/blog\/half-and-then-half-again\/","featured":false,"published":true,"showOnSitemap":true,"hidden":false,"visibility":null,"createdAt":1738456704,"updatedAt":1756677322,"publishedAt":1756677321,"lastReadAt":null,"division":{"id":209850,"name":"Lost Campitos"},"tags":[],"metaImage":{"original":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/b7u8xrswv16jxac8ouowh5prgf3ahcxyelgtvepw5cw4dzud.jpeg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/b7u8xrswv16jxac8ouowh5prgf3ahcxyelgtvepw5cw4dzud.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/b7u8xrswv16jxac8ouowh5prgf3ahcxyelgtvepw5cw4dzud.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"metaTitle":"","metaDescription":"","keyPhraseCampaignId":null,"series":[],"similarReads":[{"id":32073,"title":"P\u00e9talo","url":"\/blog\/petalo\/","urlTitle":"petalo","division":209850,"description":"Storyboarding and visual art by Matteo Delred. The story unfolds in a surreal realm, where the boundaries between life and death blur, and nature itself is a conscious entity, making decisions that affect the fate of souls.  At the heart of this narrative are two lovers, their destinies intertwined in a delicate dance between existence and non-existence in this realm.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/1eyzjwlo6oqlrlttady2ohyhyze5eo2s5wqn1reak9t1zphr.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/1eyzjwlo6oqlrlttady2ohyhyze5eo2s5wqn1reak9t1zphr.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":31818,"title":"Pasar La Noche En Blanco","url":"\/blog\/pasar-la-noche-en-blanco\/","urlTitle":"pasar-la-noche-en-blanco","division":209850,"description":"Pasar la noche en blanco (spend the night in white) is a colloquial Spanish expression, meaning not to have slept the night before. This is a fitting description for the sleepless nights of Semana Santa in Jerez de la Frontera, and some of the penitentes who spend their days and nights dressed in white.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ckbiobhorocqhyypnobcaziglgf2uridiyv1p41jes8mrabl.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/ckbiobhorocqhyypnobcaziglgf2uridiyv1p41jes8mrabl.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0},{"id":35321,"title":"Farewell, England","url":"\/blog\/farewell-england\/","urlTitle":"farewell-england","division":209850,"description":"Matteo Delred's visual art and poetry captures the essence of suburban life on the outskirts of London, blending the mundane with introspective moments.","published":true,"metaImage":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/htuffysqyfwqmcqgaltgbqyagtbeq7urhpblqlwly25ckskn.jpeg.jpg?w=1140&h=855","banner":"https:\/\/images.podos.io\/htuffysqyfwqmcqgaltgbqyagtbeq7urhpblqlwly25ckskn.jpeg.jpg?w=1920&h=1440"},"hidden":0}],"labels":[]}