Midwest gothic aesthetic

Personal memories from summer 2014 /snaptshot/visions/flash

On a snowy October 9th, two months after our last venture down to this area, my parents, grandma, and I set out to visit the family farm near Haynes, North Dakota. Actually it is located quite literally in the middle of Haynes and Hettinger. This is what my great-grandma saw when she looked out the window while doing dishes. A view of the whole yard, as well as a nice view of the barn. of course, she had to keep tabs on the kids (my mom and her cousins), who were allowed to play in the barn…

Midwest Gothic sparklyandheroic - At night you hear coyotes howling and deer screaming. At night you hear trains in the distance. At night you hear frogs. The worst nights are the ones where there are no sounds at all. - You let your dog outside, on a tether, so he can't run off. He stares out at the field behind your house, and further, at the woods behind it. You see nothing. You're glad. It's worse when you see what's out there - The cats have caught something and dropped it on your back…