Her skin is covered more by darkness than her dress.
The night hides all manner of sin and secrets. Those of her breast and beneath them. Shadows so thick they stitched together the shards of her shattered soul. A void that lured lesser men in and held better men at bay.
She may have been there in that hole for an evening or an eternity.
She wasn’t sure.
In her heart, they felt the same.
Adam "Buck" Santino is a New Orleans-based writer, photographer, and storyteller. He has two books available on Amazon — a memoir about his time working at Walt Disney World and an anthology of short fiction. His photography ranges from street work and portraits to documentary subjects, with a particular focus on place and memory.
From 2023 to 2025, Buck was the Assistant Archival Photographer for Six Flags New Orleans. Prints of this historic work are available at Santinoart.com.
