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The archive
Short essays and working notes, ordered by the day they were finished rather than the day they began.
Learning the shape of a place by its light
A familiar street changes when the sun sits low. Shadows reveal what noon keeps flat.
Keeping a field book that stays useful
A modest system for dates, margins, loose questions, and finding an old thought again.
What makes a public bench work
Comfort matters, but permission, edges, and a good view matter just as much.
Draw the five-minute map
A quick exercise for seeing a neighbourhood as a set of choices instead of a fixed route.