Matt's Golden Silence Matt's Golden Silence

I met Matt one afternoon as he stood among the masses at the southwest corner of Madison Square Garden, waiting for a bus out of town. This ...

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5:17 PM

Tattoo from a Francophile Tattoo from a Francophile

Earlier this summer, I posted a couple of tattoos from Joe, seen here . Needless to say, Joe became a fan, and updated me with a new tattoo,...

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2:54 AM

Rachel's Bird Helped Her  Let Go Rachel's Bird Helped Her Let Go

The same night I met Brian , I met Rachel, who has eight tattoos. She shared this one with me: This piece on her left biceps is based on the...

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3:04 AM

Brian's Ink Speaks About Art Brian's Ink Speaks About Art

I met Brian in Barnes & Noble, Union Square, back in August and he shared two tattoos with us. Put your thinking caps on, folks, because...

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7:26 AM

Danny's Koi Struggles Upstream Danny's Koi Struggles Upstream

I met Danny in Penn Station early in August just as he was about to board a train. Before he headed to his platform, however, he allowed me ...

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2:49 AM

Steve's Sleeve of Leaves Ushers in the Fall Season Steve's Sleeve of Leaves Ushers in the Fall Season

Earlier this month, I met Steve on the D train, as we headed home to Brooklyn. He had a veritable panorama of fall foliage on his left arm a...

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3:55 AM

Sara's Psalm Speaks to the Desires of Her Heart Sara's Psalm Speaks to the Desires of Her Heart

I met Sara on the 36th Street subway platform in Brooklyn last month during the late afternoon rush hour commute. What can I say? I'm a...

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2:43 AM

Khalil's Organic Biomechanical Arm Khalil's Organic Biomechanical Arm

One thing regular readers may notice is that I tend to prefer singular tattoos, as opposed to larger "concept" pieces. This prefer...

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2:40 AM

Christina's Owl and Lighthouse Christina's Owl and Lighthouse

I met Christina one day after work while walking outside of Madison Square Garden. She had this incredible tattoo, which she gladly shared w...

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8:00 PM

Stacy's Amigo Tugs Her Back to Milwaukee Stacy's Amigo Tugs Her Back to Milwaukee

At the end of July, I ran into Stacy waiting for the F train at West 4th Street in Manhattan. She had a panther peeking out from under her ...

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6:38 AM

Melinda's Medusa Melinda's Medusa

Last month I met Melinda on the West 4th Street subway platform , a location I came to appreciate this past summer for its diversity of inte...

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3:33 AM

Liz Flexes Her Tyrannosaurus Rex Liz Flexes Her Tyrannosaurus Rex

I met Liz last month on the West 4th Street platform as we were waiting for the D train. She has six tattoos, including a really cool Brookl...

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2:22 AM

Tyler's Bald Eagle Tyler's Bald Eagle

I spotted Tyler outside of my office building on Seventh Avenue last month. Actually, the first thing I noticed was Tyler's eagle: One o...

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4:42 PM

Nick's AK-47 Nick's AK-47

I met Nick outside of Penn Station and, of his "six or seven" tattoos, he offered up this one: Nick had this AK-47 inked on his s...

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2:36 AM

Simona's Scripted Ink Simona's Scripted Ink

I met Simona in Park Slope, Brooklyn, back at the end of July. At the corner of Prospect Avenue and Prospect Park West, just outside of the ...

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8:10 AM

Chloe's Patriotism Chloe's Patriotism

When I met Chloe back in July, I didn't think that the tattoo she offered would be saved for an anniversary, or a special occasion, but ...

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7:33 AM

The Tattoosday Book Review: Driven to Ink, A Tattoo Shop Mystery The Tattoosday Book Review: Driven to Ink, A Tattoo Shop Mystery

Earlier this week, author Karen E. Olson released the third installment of her Tattoo Shop Mystery series, Driven To Ink . For those reade...

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3:30 AM

Orphans: Heather's Cowgirl Orphans: Heather's Cowgirl

Here's another orphan post. I took the picture, got the name, a shred of info, and passed a flier. And even though I saw Heather, the ho...

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6:55 AM

Orphans: A Native-American Sleeve on Seventh Avenue Orphans: A Native-American Sleeve on Seventh Avenue

A few weeks ago, I was walking up Seventh Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets, when I spotted this peeking out of a guy's shirt sleeve:...

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3:12 AM

Gina Shares Two Works of Art by Mark Ryden Gina Shares Two Works of Art by Mark Ryden

I wanted to start off the new week after the holiday by showing off some amazing tattoos that I was fortunate enough to encounter last week....

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2:52 AM

Sarah's Chrysanthemum Sarah's Chrysanthemum

I spotted this lovely flower on Sarah while she was waiting for her train in Penn Station: This chrysanthemum is her first tattoo and sits ...

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6:17 AM

Hawai'i and Germany Meet Halfway in Manhattan Hawai'i and Germany Meet Halfway in Manhattan

Last Sunday, I found myself unexpectedly in my weekday stomping grounds, outside of Penn Station. I saw a couple sitting on the steps in Pen...

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