Today's Tendril...

Reflection without introspection is like staring at a mirror—in the dark.

Today's Tendril... "Reflection (in the Dark)"

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Fallen, Too (2020)

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Fallen (2020)

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Christmas (2020)

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The Dying of the Light (A Prayer, of Sorts)

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Today's Tendril...

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Today's Tendril... "Three Things"

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Gray Snowy Day

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"Gray Snowy Day"

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Lines of Exploration 7

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Lines of Exploration 7: Into the Weeds

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Excursion 11: ETM

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Today's Tendril...

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Today's Tendril... "Intention"

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Today's Tendril... "Judgment Day"

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Today's Tendril... "The Appearance of Legitimacy"

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Today's Tendril... "Remembering"

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Fracture Lines

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Today's Tendril... "Speck of Dust"

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A Saying of Kairis

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A Saying of Kairis - "The Comfort of Darkness"

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KAIRIS is a ™ trademark of Christopher V. DeRobertis

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Today's Tendril... Remix

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Today's Tendril... "Impulse (Lightning Bolt Remix)"

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Specimen 9

"Specimen 9"

Part hybrid. Part drone. Part unknown. Terrestrial origin or "supernatural" orchestration? Insectile, nonetheless.

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Excursion 10: What the Mind Decides

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Today's Tendril... "Simplicity Favors"

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Alive, Awake, Aware 8: The Selves in Context

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Today's Tendril... "Visionary"

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Today's Tendril... "KIS"

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Today's Tendril... "Slogans, Symbols, and Signs"

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Skyway 17: A Rainbow of Time

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"Skyway 17: A Rainbow of Time"

A rare, beautiful moment in time. The sky never disappoints.

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Just for Fun 17: Quarantine Coifs

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What I See

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"What I See"

Life finds a way to make us smile, even when our day-to-day reality seems determined to make us frown.

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Today's Tendril... (Remix)

Epiphany is often a light in the dark. Occasionally, epiphany is a dark cloud with a silver lining. And sometimes, well, sometimes, epiphany is a crater, created by a lightning bolt of regret.

Today's Tendril... "Epiphany (Remix)"

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Today's Tendril... (Remix)

Tension can be a pivot point,    A yoke,       A hook,          Or a wall. Choice separates them,    But context drives them.    And context can be very,       -very-    sensitive.

Today's Tendril... "Tension (Upon Inspection)" (Remix)

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My5: May the 4th

Found this previously unreleased piece in one of my draft folders. Obviously, I intended it to be released on May the 4th. That makes this piece either somewhat late or really early, depending on the slant of your -ist: pessimist or optimist.

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Today's Tendril...

Stupid doesn’t have a tipping point. Stupid is a tipping point.

Today's Tendril... "Stupid is a Tipping Point"

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Today's Tendril...

The trouble with the "heat of the moment" is the risk of a complete meltdown.

Today's Tendril... "Heat of the Moment"

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Derivative by Design - Series 1: All in the Family (Alien Pod)

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By Stairs, Escalator, or Elevator (Down is Down Remix)

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End-times (Remix 2022)

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Pod 7: In Remembrance

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Pod 7 - "In Remembrance"

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Today's Tendril...

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Today's Tendril... "Lightning in a Bottle"

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Rumination 8: Mad Scientist

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Today's Tendril... (Remix)

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Today's Tendril... "Pandemonium (Remix)"

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Points of Light

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Skyway 16: Tranquilatine

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Said the... Devil

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Said the... Devil: The Genesis of My Discontent

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Pod 6: The Discipline of the Malcontent

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Pod 6 - "The Discipline of the Malcontent"

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Today's Tendril... "The New Scarlet Letters"

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Excursion 9: Ideal vs. Reality

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Together (While Still Alone)

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"Peacefulness"

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Broadcast

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Today's Tendril... "Pandemonium"

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Today's Tendril... "Contemplate the Universe"

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Rumination 7: T.I.M.E. (The Other Side of Midnight)

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