Nicholas

A faceless woman stands in front of a Japanese folding screen showing, an illustration that suggests the qualities and strangeness of a dream. Hand-drawn illustration by Nicholas Blackmore to accompany a dream diary entry. Illustration by Nicholas Blackmore.

Dream: wife redecorates

I awoke to discover both my home and my spouse undergoing an unnerving renewal… It’s around 7am. I walk into the back bedroom of my house to find it in complete disarray. There are trails of mortar and dust on every surface and a general disorder to the contents of the room. It’s the kind […]

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Illustration of a pair of men's shoes in a shoe box labelled 'Lasts Forever'. Illustration by Nicholas Blackmore.

All shoes should be permanent

Personal history

An Irish wedding and a rain shower forced me to confront the terrible transience of footwear… Driving through the west of Ireland can feel like a journey made in a motoring simulator. This is especially true if you’re used to negotiating the roads of London and the south of England, many of which are rarely

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