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28. Explosions in the sky
Walking around Haarlem January 1st the remains of two occasions. First, the trees, sometimes left hopefully beside rubbish bins, sometimes lying in a…
Jan 3
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Thom Wong
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September 2023
27. Small horses
When I need to run more than 10km I take a route along the river, down past the ferry that spans the river’s width, out into the detached houses where…
Sep 20, 2023
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August 2023
26. Address
Quick note: I’ll be travelling through Japan from Oct 26 to Dec 3, sending out a daily newsletter as I go. The newsletter will run for only that time…
Aug 22, 2023
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May 2023
25. Kids 2
We ride to one of the local swimming holes to make coffee on the camping stove M. got me for Christmas. It’s surprisingly busy given the chill in the…
May 22, 2023
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Thom Wong
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April 2023
23. Benches
The minute the sun comes out benches around Haarlem fill with friends sharing a bottle or two of wine, a small picnic spread between them. I take a book…
Apr 15, 2023
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Thom Wong
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22. Records
The two British teens in Sounds Haarlem are looking for the metal section. Do you have a metal section, they ask. Sounds Haarlem has a metal section…
Apr 4, 2023
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March 2023
21. Milan
Where are you from? A response I’ve workshopped: Do you mean where do I live or where was I born? Her question, gentle. Genuinely curious. Me, someone…
Mar 24, 2023
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21. Milan
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December 2022
20. Paris
Haarlem observations will resume in 2023
Dec 23, 2022
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19. Oliebollen
Sometime in November the weather gets cold enough, or people have waited long enough, and the oliebollen stalls open up. Stalls is too diminutive; the…
Dec 6, 2022
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Thom Wong
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November 2022
18. Studios
For two weekends in November every year, Haarlem art studios open their doors to the public. These are private studios, the kind you probably see when…
Nov 13, 2022
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October 2022
17. Do
I’ve been cutting hair in Haarlem for 52 years, Do (pronounced “doh”) tells me. Some of my customers, I’m the only person who has ever cut their hair…
Oct 31, 2022
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September 2022
16. Invitation
Someone puts a heavy red envelope through the mail slot, “voor de buren” written on the front. This means, “for the neighbours”. Inside is a card. The…
Sep 27, 2022
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