Sand and Citrus, a colorway
On friction, and the balance of bitter and sweet
Colorway is a monthly essay series for paid subscribers featuring memories, stories, and deeper dives into color and nature in the Odette Press collections. Some include playlists, writing prompts, and practices for life. Today, an essay on sand, lemon, and citrus season. Use the included code for 10% off journals over at Odette Press.
This marks the last of the Colorway essay series, and in its place, Sensing the Month. Read January’s piece here.
On a January Sunday several years in the past I dragged my feet along the sand along the Pacific. Friction: skin met sand. The pang of citrus met a wondering tongue. I met the moment feeling its jagged edges, the way time wore it in.