On sabbaticals, freedom and being a poem
And how one woman made her friends wear aubergine bras for brunch
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Protecting the ephemeral
Friends,
Thinking in systems
Friends,
The art of reflection
The first week of January is always my favourite time of the year.
Systems of care, systems of love
My phone reminded me that this time last year I was getting ready for a breathtaking trip to Mexico with what I thought would be a small group of friends.
Generous authority
Friends,
New season, and six-month check-in
Friends,
Infra-ordinary
As I sit on a train to the coast, I think about how much of this year has been about rediscovering the beauty of a simpler life.
Punctum
—”Attend, hush, listen.” I think those are the moments we really live for in art, the moment where the artfulness falls away, and all that is left is that thing we don’t have a better word for beyond poetry.