Notes from Marcel
The Sideline
Small observations from around Silverdale. Nothing urgent, nothing you need to know. Just a few things that seemed worth noticing.
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the girl everyone had figured out
Everyone in town seems to know exactly who Emily is. Curiously, the only person not trying to explain Emily is Emily herself. Marcel wonders if we've forgotten that watching usually teaches more than shouting ever will.
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90 Minutes to the Left and the Right
Marcel reflects on an afternoon watching the Silverdale Sirens take on FC Oakhaven in the women's cup final. From an overenthusiastic fan with a giant flag to a scrappy winning goal, this week's Sideline column is a warm observation about why people gather for football in the first place.
The Missing Screw
The pier was rebuilt from end to end, but one tiny brass screw still needed teaching some manners.
The Typewriter in the Attic
It had been waiting under an old tablecloth, with one good ribbon and a letter E that needed encouragement.
One Scoop, Briefly
My nephew’s ice cream lasted from the counter to the curb, which was not quite the afternoon he had planned.
The Match I Nearly Watched
Whispers of Tennis, screaming on gravel, and no urgent reason to stay awake.
The Match I Nearly Watched
Marcel came home proud of a bargain cauliflower—only to discover he'd forgotten the one date that mattered. Fortunately, some people can make far more than gratin out of a simple vegetable.
The Official Dictionary
A sunday afternoon of scrabble and a lesson in mastering the alphabet
This Week, I’m Borrowing Marcel’s Crate
Marcel caught an ordinary cold this week. If you ask his wife, you’d think the only thing more dramatic than his symptoms is his certainty that the newspaper simply couldn’t survive without his column.
