Harlan’s journal
January 2025
5 entries this month.
Steady
week 12fine energy 51 reply
Notes for the week. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. I nearly did not write this week because there was…
Under the ribs and round the back
week 11frightened energy 12 replies
Recording this for the record. Dizzy standing up, twice, badly enough that I sat down on the pavement. It was dehydration. I had not understood that you can get to that point…
What is your secret
week 11awkward energy 31 reply
Notes for the week. Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. Starters as a main course, permanently. No explanation…
Paired
week 10held energy 44 replies
Notes for the week. Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and it has quietly become…
Quiet
week 9flat energy 33 replies
Recording this for the record. I nearly did not write this week because there was nothing in it. Then I thought about how much I have got out of other people's boring weeks.…