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You are a reporter. Think of something you've seen today. Describe what you saw. Remember the details that only a witness would know. Don't comment. Don't judge. Like this: "An old lady eating a fish. A fried fish on a white tray, no chips, in a doorway out of the rain, breaking bits off. Her pink bonnet like a film star’s." What you write will be completely anonymous. You can be as personal or intimate as you like. This is a record of things that have happened. It was started at Sandpit at Battersea Arts Centre on 19th October. You are not a historian.

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What happened today?

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What happened today?

I saw a dead pigeon

A girl on the tube going to work falls asleep on a man's shoulder. As soon as she realises she stands abruptly and gets off a stop early.

A car driving in the wrong direction down the m40 at 7pm

A girl moves to push her bike across the road. She sees a bus but doesn't stop. The bus hoots.

A little girl skipped along the platform at palmers green station and then jumped into her father's lap and sat on his knee.

A man in a stripy jumper pacing about, looking at his phone, then at a blackboard.

Ducks paddling on shallow light reflected water full of burnt red maple leaves. They hoped I had something for them but I was only eating oranges

A rude awakening. A rabbit, clinging to my leg like a leech. Sinking it's teeth into my leg. A dream. Wake up, it's time to go to work.

Ive just met eyes with a man across the room and Ive fallen in lust

A man with curly hair shouted at a girl for being immature. He asked her if she had a mental problem. She walked away; upset

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