{"id":8049,"date":"2026-08-11T16:28:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/?p=8049"},"modified":"2026-08-11T16:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T20:29:27","slug":"to-my-best-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/to-my-best-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"To My Best Friend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rt-carousel-carousel rt-carousel\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\" data-axis=\"x\" data-loop=\"true\" data-wp-interactive=\"rt-carousel\/carousel\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;options&quot;:{&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;dragFree&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;containScroll&quot;:&quot;trimSnaps&quot;,&quot;direction&quot;:&quot;ltr&quot;,&quot;axis&quot;:&quot;x&quot;,&quot;slidesToScroll&quot;:1},&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;isPlaying&quot;:false,&quot;timerIterationId&quot;:0,&quot;selectedIndex&quot;:-1,&quot;scrollSnaps&quot;:[],&quot;canScrollPrev&quot;:false,&quot;canScrollNext&quot;:false,&quot;scrollProgress&quot;:0,&quot;slideCount&quot;:0,&quot;ariaLabelPattern&quot;:&quot;Go to slide %d&quot;,&quot;countLabelPattern&quot;:&quot;Slide {{currentSlide}} of {{totalSlides}}&quot;,&quot;announcement&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;shouldAnnounce&quot;:false,&quot;announcementPattern&quot;:&quot;Slide {{currentSlide}} of {{totalSlides}}&quot;,&quot;autoScroll&quot;:false,&quot;useTabs&quot;:false,&quot;carouselId&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initCarousel\" style=\"--rt-carousel-gap:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rt-carousel-carousel-viewport embla\"><div class=\"embla__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rt-carousel-carousel-slide embla__slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-wp-interactive=\"rt-carousel\/carousel\" data-wp-class--is-active=\"callbacks.isSlideActive\" data-wp-bind--aria-current=\"callbacks.isSlideActive\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6813-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6813-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6813-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6813-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6813-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6813.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Deborah Roberts, <em>Ulysses<\/em>, 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rt-carousel-carousel-slide embla__slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-wp-interactive=\"rt-carousel\/carousel\" data-wp-class--is-active=\"callbacks.isSlideActive\" data-wp-bind--aria-current=\"callbacks.isSlideActive\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6805-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6805-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6805-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6805-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6805-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/kylehemingway.com\/ephemera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6805.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Olga de Amaral, <em>Bruma W<\/em>, 2018 (foreground); 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