Bea

The building I designed, with all the joints open

15 July 2026

A real project, finished four years ago, except in the dream every connection was wrong and I could watch them opening while people walked around underneath. I shouted and not one person looked up. Woke at two and checked the drawings on my phone like an idiot.

  • dread
  • helplessness
  • shame

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  • AdePersonal thoughts

    The shouting and nobody looking up is the part I recognise. Mine is always at work as well.

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