Monday, September 01, 2025

Slow worm, peacock butterfly and striations.

1. A slow worm backs into his burrow, his mild resentful gaze holding ours.

2. Peacock butterfly -- Persian rug colours -- rests open in the afternoon sun.

3. Our vegetable curry has an autumn look to it -- the striations and speckles of marrow and graffiti aubergine, and constellations of sweetcorn.

Conference morning, break time and memory.

1. Waking up in a huge snow-crisp hotel bed, rather keyed up, but ready for a day in the company of other editors. 2. I take a moment to sit...