Postcards: The Intimacy and The Inanity

For the past few weeks I’ve been buying vintage postcards of Clissold Park off eBay. 1. October 27, 1908. Addressed Continue reading →

Being the Park

There are days (like today) when you just want to keep walking. Days when you and the weather are one: Continue reading →

Thoughts Inspired by Three Works of Art

1. Mark Rothko, T01168 Red on Maroon 1959 When you think about it, when you think of the paths, there Continue reading →

100 Things to Do in the Park, Part Two

The first 50 Carve your initials into the bark of a tree. Organise an egg-and-spoon race. Organise a fête. Fly Continue reading →

Other Parks: The Big Lawn

There is a park in Ashkelon we used to call The Big Lawn. I spent most of my teenage years Continue reading →

No Movement No Writing

Think of a question that has been with you for a while. And then think of a place in nature Continue reading →

100 Things to Do in the Park, Part One

Sit on a bench. Play tennis. Ride your bike. Sunbathe on the grass. Run and jog. Drink coffee, tea, a Continue reading →

Three-Letter Words: Sex, Gym, Dog, God, etc

All I seem to leave the house for is sex and the gym, which feel somehow, now that I write Continue reading →