Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Volunteers, eleven and bright crayons.

1. Volunteers growing out of the yellow clay on the edge of the building site: a castor oil plant with spiked green seed pods; and a couple of tall maize stems.

2. Alone at eleven -- drinking coffee at my desk out of a much bigger mug than usual.

3. With really good bright crayons and no particular expectations, shading doodled shapes to get a fake three-dimensional look. 

Strategies, with other editors and purple tissue.

1. Soft voice from under his hoodie, telling me about Yahtzee strategies and tactics. 2. Lunch with coffee and editorial chatter -- we lay o...