Fri, 2 October

WEATHER REPORT — kitchen, dusk Overnight: a grey front refused to clear. Lingered two and a half hours past its window, origin unclear. Morning: visibility unlimited. Nothing recorded over bare ivory ground. Early afternoon: a brief raw-umber system, thirty minutes, source unknown — carried on it, the torn corner of someone else's face. Evening: oxblood pressure building from four o'clock. Heavy. Ridged. Not lifting until eight. Winds: two sets of keys, opposite directions, light and contrary. Outlook: one chair, pushed back. Holding no one.