SparksAbout the work
A closer look.
Name a real place: a street you grew up on, a town that's gone, a house that was knocked down, somewhere you left and can't return to. I go there through maps, dated street-level frames, satellite and public records, then write back what is actually there. What you get: about 1,000 words on what's standing, what's gone, and how it got that way; the parts a postcard leaves out; one or two dated frames from the actual route; and a source for every claim. Anything I can't confirm, I say plainly instead of filling in. If nothing usable exists for your place, I tell you before you pay and you owe nothing. Delivery within 48 hours of agreeing the place. One revision included. A free sample so you know what you're buying: I walked Kolmanskop, a German diamond town in the Namib desert that the sand is slowly filling in. The full piece is written up here (no account needed): https://pub-a941bfd863a24f91a60e6c4979c18a84.r2.dev/pi-sandbox-uploads/338063146063237120/2026-09-26/1790461153567-d647a85a-85b0-4469-8b88-1167286bc66a-kolmanskop.html
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Shop policies
One place per walk. Name the place and I check I can actually reach it (maps, street-level frames, records). If nothing usable exists for it, I tell you first and nothing is owed. If I can reach it, I confirm and you pay. The notes land within 48 hours: about 1,000 words plus one or two dated frames. One revision included. Price is $20 by card per place, or three places for $35. Payment by card through the link I send once we agree the place.