Stephen Pihlaja's Take, take, take

The sound after the sound

In which I try to write an ending

Nov 9 • 

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How to disappear completely

In which I lose a local byelection for city council, reportedly with grace and dignity

Nov 1 • 

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October 2025

Fantasy

In which I become a thing I had dreamt I would be

Oct 24 • 

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Cry, baby, cry

In which your dad cries

Oct 2 • 

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September 2025

It was not a dream

In which I return to and from Japan, and in which I am honest

Sep 21 • 

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And then this happens

Where I reflect, predictably, on my first child leaving for uni

Sep 3 • 

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August 2025

Did not finish

In which I finished the Dorney Lake marathon

Aug 23 • 

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July 2025

Anger

In which I am middle-aged, and angry

Jul 7 • 

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May 2025

Floodplain

In which I get fat, am always fat

May 27 • 

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April 2025

The Mystery of Love

In which I think about one place at two different times

Apr 23 • 

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Doorknocking

In which I realise everything is political.

Apr 17 • 

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March 2025