Memories.

A quiet year of small moments — scroll back as far as you’d like.

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142 memories · 23 people

Week of April 14 Apr 14 – Apr 20 6 memories · with 5 people

19Sat

Mom

Called Mom from the kitchen while the rice cooker beeped. "Told her about Maya's spring play; she’s mailing a card to the teacher this week — wanted the school address spelled out." Twenty-two minutes; she had to go feed the dog.

Warm Call · 22 min Saturday morning · 7:48 am

17Thu

Adaeze

"Lunch at Hira’s. She’s hiring an associate — wants thoughtful folks, not portfolio-only. Said her mom is recovering from surgery. Send a card next week."

Warm In-person · 70 min action follow-up: mail Hira’s card

16Wed

Priya

"Texted to ask how the second round was. She said the nausea is bad on day three; the dog won’t leave her side." Sent her the Pema Chödrön quote she likes.

Heavy Text · 6 messages

15Tue

Yara

Marco Polo from Berlin — she walked me through the bookstore on Oranienstraße, in pajamas, holding her coffee. "The novel goes to copyedit on Friday. I’m terrified."

Catch-up Marco Polo · 11 min

14Mon

Sam

Wrote Sam after the whisper showed eleven weeks. "Hey — I’ve been thinking about you. I didn’t know about your mom. I’m so sorry. Tell me when you can; I’m here at any hour." He answered the next morning. Said: "thank you for not pretending."

Heavy Text · 14 messages over 2 days cadence reset

Week of April 7 Apr 7 – Apr 13 8 memories · with 6 people

12Sat

Mom

Dropped off a tray of lasagna and a paperback (Lahiri’s Whereabouts). She said the kitchen "smells like a Saturday." Talked on the porch for forty minutes about Dad’s knee.

Warm In-person · 40 min

11Fri

Marcus

Marcus called at 11pm, twins finally asleep. "I just needed to hear an adult talk about anything other than feeding schedules." We talked about a Wong Kar-wai retrospective neither of us will get to.

Quick Call · 18 min

10Thu

Mira

Mira FaceTimed from the empty Lisbon apartment — she walked through every room and named what she imagined for each. The light, she said, is different in a way that makes her want to paint again.

Catch-up Video · 34 min

08Tue

Beatrice

Beatrice is bored from the sling. Texted me four photos of her cat reluctantly tolerating ice on a sprain, captioned: "two patients. one is more theatrical than the other."

Quick Text · 5 messages

07Mon

Dad

Dad called on his way to the appointment. Said he’s finishing the García Márquez I mailed — "the part about the long walk to the river, that one is hard to read driving." I asked him to pull over and he laughed.

Warm Call · 12 min

Week of March 31 Mar 31 – Apr 6 5 memories · with 4 people

04Fri

Theo

Theo’s long-run report from the Saturday before: 18 miles in the rain, all the way to the lighthouse. He thinks Boston is within reach if he stays out of his own way.

Catch-up Text · a long thread

02Wed

Ruth

Ruth — first design mentor — wrote a long email asking what I’m making, not how I’m doing. "Tell me the project that is annoying you in the right way." I haven’t replied yet. I want to write a real letter.

Catch-up Email · long action follow-up: reply by Friday

31Mon

Esme

Esme left Stripe last week. "I want a year of consulting and writing, and then I’ll see." She sounded the lightest I’ve heard her in two years.

Catch-up Call · 52 min