Famous When Dead
Welcome to Famous When Dead, an imprint of Bposner Publishing. The name? A reminder to build something worth remembering—while still being around to enjoy it. I'm Bill Posner: Photographer, Image Creator and Author. This is a No Politics Zone.
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Paid Subscriber Print ready file Alaska (opens the original)
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Here is a link (paid only) to a print ready file for paid and founding members, This image is a gift for you as a paid subscriber! Use it however you like personally, or professionally in your own writing or creative projects (book covers, inspiration, illustration, etc.). Just please don't resell the file itself or use it as a standalone print or display for sale. Please don’t restack this post on substack, or share the image with anyone. Thanks for supporting the work, it means a lot.Here is w
Midnight scribbling (opens the original)
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I reside at the bottom, twenty years ago I arrived here in a new bag, from a local store.My stitching was new, my pockets were empty and adventure awaited.Style and fashion left first, which surprised me, the the waistline complained, and somewhere along the way a stain appeared, which was never explained, and a smell the rest of the clothes hamper is too polite to point out.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!E52k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_pro
Heartbreak Feeds the Art (expanded) (opens the original)
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Note: This is a rewrite and expansion of an earlier story. I wanted to add a bit more personalization to the story. I want to thank Allison Ink, for her coaching and copy editing helping bring my vision to words. As a novice, I write in the dark and alone and it’s invaluable to have another human involved to find the logic and structure flaws that elude me. Heartbreak Feeds the ArtMarcus learned something at 2:30 a.m. while listening to the rain in his cramped Oregon Coast apartmen
LightHouse Legacy Prologue (opens the original)
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MARCH 15TH, 1890THE DRIFTWOOD HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE, OREGONThe storm raged outside, waves crashing against the rocky shore with thunderous force. Atop the unique lighthouse of Driftwood Harbor — a white three-story house crowned with a red-roofed lantern room — the beacon cut through sheets of rain, its steady pulse a lifeline for any ships braving the treacherous Oregon coast. Inside, keeper Thomas Alder climbed the narrow stairs to tend to the light. He reached the lantern room, a large octagonal
The Extra Key (opens the original)
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The Extra KeyI have a key I don’t need anymore, but I keep it.It’s been hangin’ around my keyring for over a year, in between the key to the truck and the key to the shop. It’s a little brass key that has been worn smooth on the edges from living in my pocket. It unlocks a door I’m not allowed to go through. I’m aware of that; I’ve known it for a while. It’s just that I haven’t done anything about it.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!cz-l!
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