Pinned
Chapter 12 — the lighthouse scene
Mara finally tells Ezra about the letters. Keep the storm offstage until the last paragraph — thunder as punctuation, not spectacle.
Reading list — September
The Bell Jar (reread), Piranesi, The Summer Book. Finish Piranesi before book club on the 12th — Elena will absolutely quiz me.
This month
Brown butter fix
Nutmeg was too loud in the last batch. Halve it, brown the butter thirty seconds longer, rest the dough overnight.
Farmers market
Names for the ferry town
Saltmere. Gullhaven. Brackwater — too grim? Saltmere keeps winning. It sounds like a place that has a bakery.
Piranesi — margins
The flooded halls read like memory itself: rooms you can only reach when the tide is right.
Miso soup tweak
Add the miso off the heat. Every time I let it boil, the whole pot goes flat. Every time.
Ezra backstory
He kept the lighthouse log for years after the light was automated. Nobody asked him to. That's the whole character.
Morning pages, week 3
Three pages before coffee is a lie. One page after coffee is a habit. Adjust ambitions accordingly.
Borrowed from Elena
The blue casserole lid, The Summer Book, the good scissors. Return all three before she notices. Especially the scissors.
Earlier
- Rain sounds playlistAug 8
- Chapter 11 — cut scenesAug 5
- Tomato sauce ratio (3:1:1)Aug 2
- Library holds to collectJul 29
- Gift ideas — Dad's birthdayJul 25
- Window seat measurementsJul 21
Notes stay put. Only the theme changes.