Everything on the shelf
The night baker of Isshiki
A bakery that opens at two in the morning, for fishermen and insomniacs.
On doing things slowly and well
Against efficiency, in favour of the second coat of varnish.
Low tide, 05:10
A potter opens the kiln before the surf.
Lanterns for the octopus fishermen
Two sisters, one boathouse, a listening bar with no menu.
The case for the long lunch
What a three-hour meal does to a working week.
Night swim, no moon
Four friends, a thermos, and the phosphorescence off Morito.
The cartographer’s Thursdays
A retired mapmaker teaches free-diving and refuses to explain why.
Hedonism, carefully
Pleasure as a practice rather than an escape hatch.
The glassblower’s afternoon
Heat, breath and a very slow cup of tea.
Autotelic
On work that is its own reward, and how to find more of it.
- Look closer →
The cove
A hidden cove.
- Look closer →
Lazy tide
A black cat asleep on a wooden boat at anchor.
- Look closer →
Future Port 21
A black cat comfortably sleeps on a romantic bay.
- Play →
Shore Road
Slowly drive through the coast into the night, trying snacks and music at your pace.
- Read →
Samba Like This
Does Bossa Nova have a soul?
- Play →
Dancing On My Own
What do you do after everyone has gone home and you have the place to yourself?
- Explore →
Autotelic Life Skills
Twenty-five life skills in six domains, each described five ways, from working against you to antifragile.