LivingFeature
The quiet art of starting over
On the small rituals and decisions that make room for change, and why setting down an old plan can be its own kind of beginning.
By Mara Ellison7 min read
Editor
Mara Ellison
Mara edits The Margin and writes about the habits, rooms and objects that quietly shape a life.
Stories by Mara Ellison
CultureFeature
The objects that travel with us
Why so many travelers carry a worn paperback, an inherited pocketknife or a familiar scarf, and how such objects hold memory in place when everything else is strange.
By Mara Ellison7 min read
CultureFeature
The library after closing time
What happens once the doors are locked: the returns trolley, the slips of paper left inside books, and a librarian’s small rituals for putting a building to sleep.
By Mara Ellison7 min read
CultureNote
The sound of a room
Why we often remember how a room sounded long after we’ve forgotten how it looked: a note on stairwells, kitchens and the shape of an echo.
By Mara Ellison3 min read
