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Luke Valle (@lukevallewrites) - Collective Profile | Poughkeepsie, US I'm a writer, if only I could just... write ✍🏻 🏳️‍🌈 | He/Him | 30 Follow @lukevallewrites on Instagram. Recent posts: a hand holds a book titled "miss may does not exist" by carrie cournogen. the cover features a black and white portrait of elaine may and text describing the book as a full-scale biography of her life and work., the album art for 'ancient culture: mesopotamia revisited' by the b-52's features a stylized illustration reminiscent of ancient mesopotamian reliefs. figures in modern clothing are depicted alongside hieroglyphic-like symbols and imagery., a close-up of a madonna vinyl record with a red sticker that says "finally enough love #1's remixed". in the background, another madonna poster is visible., a woman with red hair wearing a black leather jacket and a pink skirt poses next to a table with a book and a cup of coffee. she is holding a bouquet of white flowers., a couple poses in front of a large rainbow pride flag. the person on the left wears a plaid shirt over a graphic t-shirt and a baseball cap. the person on the right wears a white t-shirt with "pride march not a parade" printed on it., a close-up, chest-up shot of a man's torso, covered in dark hair. the man is lying down on a green surface., a vibrant graphic illustration with bold, colorful typography that reads "every queer person deserves safety and freedom." the background features abstract shapes and starbursts in shades of pink, purple, blue, and yellow., a television screen displays the movie 'all about eve' from the criterion collection. two women in vintage attire are pictured on the screen., a vintage blu-ray cover for the 1927 film "it's a wise child" features a black and white close-up of a young couple. the woman, with bobbed hair, looks directly at the viewer, while the man, with his arm around her, gazes slightly off-camera., a graphic design features a repeating image of a woman with blonde hair, wearing futuristic glasses that display the words "pop music will never be low brow"., a black and white collage features taylor swift dressed in a glamorous, vintage-inspired outfit, reclining on a chaise lounge. banners with 'taylor swift' and 'elizabeth taylor' are visible in the background, suggesting a connection to film and music, two shirtless men are pictured in a vintage photograph. a circular graphic with the text "anita bryant sucks oranges" is superimposed over the lower half of the image., a drag queen with a large blonde wig and a pink dress looks shocked, with text overlay that reads 'i don't want to see any fucking ai art'., a close-up shot of a glittery orange vinyl record. the record's label features a woman's face and the album title., a man takes a selfie while wearing sunglasses and a button-up shirt with a pink flamingo pattern. he is sitting in a car., .
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Luke Valle @lukevallewrites

I'm a writer, if only I could just... write ✍🏻 🏳️‍🌈 | He/Him | 30
Poughkeepsie, US
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A hand holds a book titled "Miss May Does Not Exist" by Carrie Cournogen. The cover features a black and white portrait of Elaine May and text describing the book as a full-scale biography of her life and work.
Been trying to get into reading more 📖
The album art for 'Ancient Culture: Mesopotamia Revisited' by The B-52's features a stylized illustration reminiscent of ancient Mesopotamian reliefs. Figures in modern clothing are depicted alongside hieroglyphic-like symbols and imagery.
As someone who loves The B-52’s and is very interested in scrapped/unreleased albums, I’m very excited about this!
A close-up of a Madonna vinyl record with a red sticker that says "Finally Enough Love #1's Remixed". In the background, another Madonna poster is visible.
It’s always a great time at a Darkside Records listening party! 🪩 Got to hear 2 album tracks that haven’t been released yet in full including “Danceteria” (which I can confirm is SOTY material hands down). And I won a copy of “Finally Enough Love” on vinyl at the raffle! I never win things! 🏆
A woman with red hair wearing a black leather jacket and a pink skirt poses next to a table with a book and a cup of coffee. She is holding a bouquet of white flowers.
Can’t wait to make this my entire personality come September 18th!
A couple poses in front of a large rainbow pride flag. The person on the left wears a plaid shirt over a graphic t-shirt and a baseball cap. The person on the right wears a white t-shirt with "PRIDE MARCH NOT A PARADE" printed on it.
Happy Pride! 🌈 My bf and I had so much fun at Pride in the Sky this weekend! It’a easy to forget that our community also exists outside of major cities, but events like these by help remind me that we are everywhere and we are never going away no matter how hard others try ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🩷🩵🤎🖤
A close-up, chest-up shot of a man's torso, covered in dark hair. The man is lying down on a green surface.
I don’t see a lot of my body type on here, so I’m throwing my hat in the ring
A vibrant graphic illustration with bold, colorful typography that reads "EVERY QUEER PERSON DESERVES SAFETY AND FREEDOM." The background features abstract shapes and starbursts in shades of pink, purple, blue, and yellow.
art by Tim Singleton
A television screen displays the movie 'All About Eve' from The Criterion Collection. Two women in vintage attire are pictured on the screen.
Home from work, now for the birthday festivities to begin! 🎂
A vintage blu-ray cover for the 1927 film "It's a Wise Child" features a black and white close-up of a young couple. The woman, with bobbed hair, looks directly at the viewer, while the man, with his arm around her, gazes slightly off-camera.
A blu-ray release for a film that’s only been logged by 20 people on Letterboxd, love to see it!
A graphic design features a repeating image of a woman with blonde hair, wearing futuristic glasses that display the words "POP MUSIC WILL NEVER BE LOW BROW".
A black and white collage features Taylor Swift dressed in a glamorous, vintage-inspired outfit, reclining on a chaise lounge. Banners with 'TAYLOR SWIFT' and 'ELIZABETH TAYLOR' are visible in the background, suggesting a connection to film and music
Taylor’s video for Elizabeth Taylor was out for 48 hours and there STILL wasn’t a Letterboxd list of the films featured, so of course I HAD to
Two shirtless men are pictured in a vintage photograph. A circular graphic with the text "ANITA BRYANT SUCKS ORANGES" is superimposed over the lower half of the image.
A drag queen with a large blonde wig and a pink dress looks shocked, with text overlay that reads 'I don't want to see any fucking AI art'.
Logging back in after months away
A close-up shot of a glittery orange vinyl record. The record's label features a woman's face and the album title.
I just cannot get over how gorgeous this vinyl is… ❤️‍🔥
A man takes a selfie while wearing sunglasses and a button-up shirt with a pink flamingo pattern. He is sitting in a car.
It’s a look I guess… 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Atp I think I’m gonna have to start watching the 9-1-1 cinematic universe… 👀
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The way most people don’t understand what a big deal this is!
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Remember when it wasn’t too hot to just be out in the sun? Good times ☀️
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Just got back from an early listening party… AOTY incoming 🧬⛓️
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29 years of pretending to blow out the candles on my bday cake so my mom can get a pic before I actually do and counting 🎂
A hand holds a Blu-ray disc case for the 1932 film "Letty Lynton," starring Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery. The cover features a close-up of the two actors embracing.
After 90 years in the vault, over two months of waiting after preordering, and nearly 2 weeks in delays from Amazon, a copy of “Letty Lynton” is in my collection! 💿 Had to get it from Walmart because Amazon couldn’t get its shit together!
Two women in punk-inspired attire and makeup pose in front of a graffiti-covered wall.
🎶 Everybody get up and dance! 🎶
A person holds a protest sign that reads "IF GOD HATES GAYS WHY do we keep winning". A rainbow pride flag is visible below the sign.
New album announcements from both Carly Rae Jepsen AND Phoebe Bridgers in the same week! In pride month! 🏳️‍🌈
A screenshot of a text interview between Jack Nicholson and Playboy magazine. Nicholson discusses his experiment with living as a nudist in the sixties.
The vibe I’m trying to cultivate this Summer ☀️ 🍑
A woman with blonde hair wearing a pink satin robe looks directly at the camera. Text at the bottom of the image reads, "Well, anything could happen."
Some day I’m gonna figure out how to get any interaction on this app
Does anyone really read text posts on here?
A collage of vintage movie posters and stills from old Hollywood films is overlaid with a photo of a woman with braided hair. The collage features iconic films like 'Roman Holiday' and 'The Thin Man,' evoking a strong sense of nostalgia for classic c
What my posting on here has been giving lately 😅
A vintage black and white movie poster for 'Letty Lynton' starring Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery. The poster features close-up portraits of the two actors and a dramatic scene of them embracing.
Sometimes one of your most anticipated releases is a 94-year-old film that’s recently been legally freed from a court ruling that left it banned from public exhibition
A black and white vintage portrait shows actress Vivien Leigh wearing a wide-brimmed hat and looking thoughtfully to the side. The dramatic lighting highlights her features and the texture of her hat.
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When the song’s good and him being hot is just the cherry on top 🍒
A screenshot of a Twitter conversation. The top tweet discusses purity culture and the human body, while the bottom tweet is a response to a post by 'ethel cain' about posting genitalia on Instagram.
A graphic design with the text 'BLACK TRANS WOMEN made my RIGHTS POSSIBLE' in bold, white, outlined letters against a background of radiating rainbow stripes and brown and black stripes, symbolizing the progress pride flag.
Happy Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️
A man takes a shirtless selfie in a mirror. He has dark, curly hair and a hairy chest.
This is the longest I’ve ever gone without a haircut in my adult life (it’s been a little over a year)
One day I’ll figure out how I’m supposed to be using this app
A collector's edition DVD of the movie "But I'm a Cheerleader" is held up. The cover features a pink design with the movie's stars and a cheerleader theme.
I just love when they put actual effort into a physical release 💿 🎞️ 🩷
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In possession of a working record player again, now I can finally take my record collection out of storage! 🔈 🎶
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Switching to Apple Music has truly been a game changer, every song I listen to feels like the first time all over again 🎶
If I post a thirst trap, would that get me attention on here? Or would it be SO rejected that it’ll ruin my self-esteem for weeks? 🤔
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He prefers to attempt telepathy like this when he wants something
I feel like I may have thirst-followed myself into a corner on here… 😅
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