The first thing I ever uploaded to tumblr...

While I remain ill/have the week to recover, I thought I'd post up the first piece of writing I ever put on here, over a year ago now:

The Mirror of a Million Fragments

For me, there was always an obscure magic in symmetry. The enchantment, however vague, lies not in the paper reflections of shapes, or the dual vanities of polished glass – even the deep maths of angles and proportion are entirely unfulfilling. My interest, my pleasure, perhaps my obsession, lies instead with a universal...