No Straight Lines is a Substack newsletter that meanders between pictures and words. Like the journey of all things, of creativity and progress, the path we walk is never straight.

Selected Writings

The Sixteen Year Smile by Brando Conklin

A quiet pursuit of mastery.

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How Many Times Will I See You Again? by Brando Conklin

Using existential arithmetic to understand who and what's important.

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Everything's Blue in the End by Brando Conklin

A short story about a swim to a sunken ship.

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Roll Me Over by Brando Conklin

Today I am sick.

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