Ella FitzsimmonsJRF March 21, 2021Apparently, Mike Nichols “was expert at crafting anecdotes that satisfied a craving while sealing off further inquiry.” Elaine May, it…8 min read·Mar 21, 2021----
Ella FitzsimmonsJRF weeknote, end of Feb 2021A short note after a very short week. Had a holiday to celebrate a couple of Big Life Events, which was wonderful.5 min read·Feb 28, 2021----
Ella FitzsimmonsWeeknotes, JRF, Feb 7I haven’t seen In the Mood for Love for 20 years, but had a long phone chat with my younger sister about it this week. Maggie Cheung’s…9 min read·Feb 7, 2021----
Ella FitzsimmonsJRF, January 31st, 2021Bumper issue because I couldn’t press “publish” last week.9 min read·Jan 31, 2021----
Ella FitzsimmonsJRF, January 2021Welcome back to the sweet, sweet office! Starting off 2021 with new lockdowns, new riots and new reasons to google “fascism, definition…8 min read·Jan 17, 2021----
Ella FitzsimmonsJRF week 9I’m bad at good habits — other than American standards of dental care — so I almost skipped this week’s weeknotes. I got a Christmas tree…5 min read·Dec 13, 2020----
Ella FitzsimmonsJRF, week 8Are you looking for a grown-up advent calendar? Amy has curated and edited (this matters, later) a list of 24 short essays about things…12 min read·Dec 6, 2020----
Ella FitzsimmonsJRF, week 7My headphones are broken! While that wouldn’t have been a problem a year ago, it is now. (Working from home, sonic spaces, etc.) I’ve…6 min read·Nov 29, 2020--2--2
Ella FitzsimmonsJRF, weeknotes 6So here’s the thing: I listened to an interview with Taffy Brodesser-Akner, and she said that when she was stuck with writing, she starts…10 min read·Nov 22, 2020----
Ella FitzsimmonsJRF, week 5Didn’t know about Parkinson’s Law, that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion”, but I know it in my bones…8 min read·Nov 14, 2020----