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The Scenic Route to Nowhere in Particular

The Scenic Route to Nowhere in Particular

One ordinary afternoon, I bought a day ticket and boarded a bus I had no reason to take. What began as a wrong turn became a small creative practice: noticing, eavesdropping and letting the route write itself.

Pinned in Place: A Slow Reader's Guide to the Village Hall Noticeboard

Pinned in Place: A Slow Reader's Guide to the Village Hall Noticeboard

Forget the heritage plaque and the Best Kept Village sign. The cork board by the hall door is where a place actually tells you what it is — the ukulele circle, the missing cat, the laminated warning about the bins. A field guide to reading it properly, and to pinning your own notice without committing a social crime.