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Culture May 07, 2022
Cold storage
“We called him Santa – unimaginatively, on account of his white hair – but we might as easily have arranged those same five letters in a different order. He did not come down our chimney, but he did make his first impression via trespass …”
Culture April 17, 2021
Hard rubbish
“We were grateful for a place to stay, and the house-sitting duties were few and easy (water the plants, feed the fish). The house belonged to a friend of my partner’s younger sister, May, so we regarded it as older siblings might, giving certain decor …”
Life September 25, 2021
The YouTube game
Nearly a decade later, a random exchange between two men unspools the long tail of YouTube and viral videos.
Life April 06, 2019
Dad’s Excel diary
Reading a summary of his father’s life in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet prompts a reflection on memory, connection and the strange profundity of small moments.
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