The Notebook

Writing, Thinking,
Reading.

Essays, short notes, reading lists, and whatever else needed writing down.

Small Cities, Big Quiet

Notes from spending a week in a town where nothing was open after nine, and how that felt like a gift instead of an inconvenience.

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A Defense of Long Emails

Everyone wants shorter messages, but I think we've lost something real in the rush to brevity. Some thoughts on correspondence.

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Kolkata in December

The city in winter — when the air is cool enough to walk in and the light lands differently on old walls.

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