A photograph with fog in it
One picture of a stone building in the mist, and the four questions I asked it.
October 17, 2026 · 8 min
A street at dusk
Writing a place from other people’s memories before I have been there myself.
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A short letter every Saturday: one object from the drawer, one family memory and one small thing to try writing.
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Building a family history one stone at a time
A mason’s hands, a trowel and what building a wall taught me about writing.