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Strange Highways

Horror. Heavy Metal. American Landscapes. I'm a writer from RVA living in the mountains of Montana. Mom. Lover of doom metal, dogs and surrounding myself with art. @instantghosts.bsky.social

By Adriane Lord

The Backrooms

As a child I had several recurring nightmares, but the most mundane (and paradoxically, the scariest) was the haunted Christmas shop.

Jun 17•Adriane Lord


Green

The villagers buried me deep.

Jun 9•Adriane Lord


Blue

Part #2 of the Color Triptych

May 28•Adriane Lord


Red

Walls of my childhood home, deep burgundy.

May 21•Adriane Lord


The Impossible, Beautiful Project of Motherhood

Let them run free this summer!’ says the email from a children’s clothing brand.

May 10•Adriane Lord


Circles

A Prose Poem

Apr 16•Adriane Lord


Heavy Metal and Megafauna

Leviathans and Land Giants

Mar 21•Adriane Lord


A Day in the Life of a Restless Writer

And the Hell Pig

Mar 5•Adriane Lord