Bly’s journal
April 2025
4 entries this month.
Quiet
week 28flat energy 51 reply
Short one tonight. Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks would give a false impression of the whole thing. An…
A wedding
week 27awkward energy 41 reply
A wedding. Three courses I could not face, a table of people who noticed, and a very kind waiter who boxed it up without saying a word. Starters as a main course,…
Where the pen lives
week 27organised energy 12 replies
Short one tonight. Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. Small logistics win: worked…
Sunday night, four lines
week 25held energy 34 replies
Late, and writing anyway. Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. She had a bad week and I had a fine one, and next month it will be the other way…