June 2026
On keeping a notebook
A notebook is not a record so much as a workshop. Most of what goes in will never be used - and that is exactly the point.
What the margins are for
The most useful part of a book is often the empty strip beside the text. It is where you argue back, where you mark what mattered, where a second reading leaves its trace. A note in the margin is a small act of attention - proof that you were really there, that you met the page rather than merely passing over it.
Continue reading →May 2026
The shape of a good question
A good question is patient. It does not ask to be answered so much as to be lived with for a while.
April 2026
Reading twice
The first reading is for the story. The second is for how it was made - and that is where the real lessons hide.
March 2026
Small things, done daily
An unfashionable note on the quiet power of a practice kept up long after the enthusiasm has worn off.