Short entries

Notes

Brief records of a meal, a street, an idea, or something I would otherwise forget.

Peaches by the road

A man had arranged twelve peaches on a piece of newspaper beside the bus stop. No sign, no shouting. He was reading, and looked up only when someone stopped.

The rain ended just before dinner. For ten minutes, every passing bicycle made the street shine again.

A moment from everyday life in China

In the studio

The best part of today’s class was the quiet after everyone found an idea. Twenty children working, and only the sound of pencils moving.