04 — Notebooks

Literature

I read to see how sentences are built, and write to find out what I think. Most of the pieces here are short, revised several times, and kept alongside the drafts they came from.

Selected pages

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Annotated book pages with pencil marks in the margin
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Reading — 2025

Margins, filled twice

A second reading in pencil, disagreeing with the first.

A typewritten manuscript with handwritten edits
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Draft — 2025

A draft with the edits kept

The typed page and the handwritten cuts, side by side.

An open book on a desk under warm lamp light
Video01:52

Video — 2024

Reading a short piece aloud

Two pages, read once, recorded to hear where the rhythm fails.

A stack of old books beside a reading lamp
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Reading — 2024

The stack beside the desk

What was read this term, in the order it was read.

2024 — Sample entry

School writing prize

Shortlisted in prose; the judges' note is available on request.

In motion

Sample content01:52

A short piece, read aloud

Two pages read once, without rehearsal, so that the awkward sentences announce themselves. Placeholder for a simple room recording.

Also in this section

  • Reading a first draft01:34
  • On cutting a paragraph00:51

Selected Achievements& Awards

  • 2025

    Short prose collection

    Six pieces revised over a year, kept with their drafts.

  • 2024

    School writing prize

    Shortlisted in prose; the judges' note is available on request.

  • 2024

    Reading group

    Monthly sessions; I presented twice on structure.

  • 2023

    Reading log

    A year of notes, kept with complaints included.

Sample entries — replaced with verified records before submission

Notes, Papers & Drafts

Summaries open here