“I should have told you today on the bridge, with pollen in my throat and a magpie in my eye. I should have looked at you and said: Stand still and see how the...
“You fold a magpie into your serviette. It struggles in your hands, squabbling with fingers to reach the gold foil on the floor. And then it is a gull that defies...
“I didn’t grow up in the ocean – as a matter of fact, near the ocean – I grew up in the desert. So it’s a pleasant contrast to see the ocean. And I...