Why the big pile of paper, or the fresh notebook? To write freely and legibly, I need to write big and to use a lot of paper. I’ll start with a line that might lead me somewhere I might not want to go: “I don’t want to write about…” Or somewhere I do want to go: “I want to remember.” Or I start with the physical day: “Just now I see that the night sky has turned a washed shade of pale blue.” Whatever is at hand.
