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WHALEN

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Bryan Whalen is a writer of fiction, creative non-fiction, screenplays, journalism, essays, poetry, and postcards. His work has appeared in several online and print publications, including The Big Issue, Voiceworks, Wet Ink, and The Lifted Brow; and his first novel, The Cotton Is High, is currently being written as part of a PhD dissertation funded by the University of Adelaide. His first screenplay, a short-film entitled Genius, is under production with TJ Mauck Films and is due to be released in early 2014. In 2009, Whalen created and edited SmallRoom: a one-off posterzine that featured Australian art and microfiction on a large fold-out poster. He also organized A Bridge For Short Attention Spans: 30 writers read in 30 minutes, which featured thirty Australian and international artists reading original one-minute microfictions. Raised in Ventura County, California, he currently lives in The Hague.
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The Wall Poems of Leiden

Leiden, Netherlands

The Wall Poems of Leiden

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

Shakespeare And Company bookshop situated at 37 rue de la Bûcherie, in the 5th arrondissement.

Paris, France

Shakespeare and Company

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The border of the spot

Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz Mystery Spot

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Borobudur

Magelang, Indonesia

Borobudur

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

The Big Banana in Coffs Harbour. (Wikimedia Commons)

Coffs Harbour, Australia

Big Banana

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

Smoke emanating from the mountain (Australian Traveller)

Wingen, Australia

Burning Mountain

6000-year-old coal fire moves one meter per year.

Twelve Apostles March 2019

Princetown, Australia

The Twelve Apostles

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

Lengkuas Island

Simpang Renggiang, Indonesia

Lengkuas Island

A hundred and twenty year old twelve story lighthouse located on a beautiful Indonesian island.

Giant seagull terrorizing miniature farm.

The Hague, Netherlands

Madurodam

A miniature city, once ruled by the Queen of the Netherlands.

The Henry Miller Memorial Library

Big Sur, California

The Henry Miller Memorial Library

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Dorn Pyramid in San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California

The Dorn Pyramid

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Dining room at the Madonna Inn

San Luis Obispo, California

Madonna Inn

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

 San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Panorama Mesdag

The Hague, Netherlands

Panorama Mesdag

The largest 19th century panorama in the world still in-situ.

Ventura Oil Refinery. (tunnelbug/Flickr)
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Ventura, California

Ventura Oil Refinery

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

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