October 18, 2026 · 6 min
Cut 5: an interview I had to stop using
Seven minutes with a retired schoolteacher, and the one line I kept.
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Cut 6: the potter’s wheel carries the middle
One sound that ties three scenes together, and how far away I put it.
Cut 4: the kiln door, and how long to hold a pair of hands
Eight seconds of hands on the clay did more than two minutes of talk.