Calm, mostly.

Calm, mostly.

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The questions still unanswered
On holding an unresolved question without turning it into a verdict.
Aug 24 • JC Clapham
The hour I don't want to give back
On the part of the day we protect, and what it can cost.
Aug 17 • JC Clapham
'Why are you still waiting?'
On taking the cue instead of setting it.
Aug 10 • JC Clapham
The high-level version
On the answer that's accurate and not true.
Aug 3 • JC Clapham

July 2026

The one I didn't enter
On the difference between missing something and choosing not to meet it.
Jul 28 • JC Clapham
The calm that was really absence.
On being switched off and calling it calm.
Jul 20 • JC Clapham
What no system can do
On the difference between scheduled contact and being in someone's mind.
Jul 13 • JC Clapham

June 2026

The playful list
On the case for levity alongside seriousness.
Jun 29 • JC Clapham
The plan that didn't come good
On the grief of the return trip.
Jun 22 • JC Clapham
Why we check our phones so much, Part 3: We’ve forgotten what boredom is for
On the doors that never get to open.
Jun 15 • JC Clapham
Why we check our phones so much, Part 2: Scrolling as escapism and regulation
On scrolling versus checking.
Jun 8 • JC Clapham
Why we check our phones so much, Part 1: Needing to matter
On the need to know people are thinking about us.
Jun 1 • JC Clapham
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