From the bench

Recent sheets.

• 12 August 2026 Grain that refuses a scanner

  The cream stock from last winter photographs as a flat beige. In the hand it still has a river. We stopped sending jpegs of it.

• 29 July 2026 A numeral that leans

  The 7 in the old wood set has a tired shoulder. We printed it anyway and wrote “as found” under the caption.

• 3 June 2026 Ferry ink

  Notes from a morning crossing: ticket numbers, a red railing, and the time the foghorn missed a beat.