Notebook

Fragmentary entries from a lived week.

Rain on the windowsill

The air smelled of wet cedar and old paper. A small syntax of rain arrived in the afternoon, and the whole room softened into listening.

On the sound of footsteps

Walking home after dusk, every step became a kind of punctuation. Not a story, exactly, but a way of remembering the ground beneath you.

Morning note

There is a generous kind of patience in making coffee slowly. It invites the day to arrive in layers instead of a single dramatic rush.