Emmanuel Quartey
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↗ Chewscape in a food experience
May 13, 2023
Hi folks, I wrote a new note about a really good meal I had recently. This piece is a writing exercise in Noticing (I'm practicing writing both precisely and...
↗ A stranger on the internet bought me a book
March 11, 2023
Something wonderful happened recently: a stranger on the internet bought me a book.
↗ Princeton University Press' big 75% off sale
February 19, 2023
Hi folks, if you've subscribed to my email list, I imagine you might be the kind of person who is really into books, in which case you might want to know...
↗ Favourite architecture studios of 2021 (I can explain!)
January 22, 2023
Hi folks, happy Sunday! 🏝 If I had to put a figure to it, I'd guess that probably 80% of all my non-work internet browsing time is spent looking at beautiful...
↗ 10 month update on family home + confessionsss
December 11, 2022
Hello! I promised that this email list was the best way to stay up to date on new stories on the blog...I'm embarrassed to say that this has not been true 🙈...
↗ designing a 100-year old home in Accra
January 23, 2022
How do you design a 100-year home in Accra? I've just published an essay that distills 2+ years of learning in answer to this question. For the quick high-...
↗ beauty as embodied care
October 16, 2021
I’ve been working on building back a personal writing practice this year, and recently published the most involved thing I’ve written in a long time. It’s...
↗ reading notes
September 12, 2021
Hi! 👋🏿 I'm trying to change how I read. Now, in addition to "processing" the text privately (I save quotes and ideas in a way that allows me use them later...
↗ goals page
August 7, 2021
Hey 👋🏿 I've been thinking a lot about how short life is, recently. Those thoughts led to publishing my bucket list. These are ideas I hope to work on at some...
↗ design brief for family home
July 18, 2021
Hello! I just published the ~2,000-word brief that I shared with my architect before we began the design process for our family home. It's only lightly...
is anyone out there
July 7, 2021
A confession: I opened this page in Buttondown (my email newsletter tool), and discovered that I have no idea how to write a personal email newsletter 😂...