Desire Lines

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Reliving Romantic (capital R) inspiration, making an editorial “elbows up” suggestion, learning context about family history in Toronto, and sharing…
Dec 18, 2025 • Dylan Reid
On the water
The implications of lakes in Toronto and beyond, plus Biblical graffiti and historical verse
Aug 7, 2025 • Dylan Reid
Back to Life
As spring arrives, a strawberry and a theory come back from oblivion, and a book is launched.
May 21, 2025 • Dylan Reid
Messy Cities
Some thoughts on messy urbanism to whet your appetite for a whole book about it.
Feb 6, 2025 • Dylan Reid
Fiction and Age
On resolving to read more fiction, with side notes about editor’s anxiety, tearing up bike lanes, and renewing Detroit.
Dec 1, 2024 • Dylan Reid
Time, cycles, and impermanence
The deceptive feeling that the state of things when we first encounter them has always been that way. Plus pirates and carnivals!
Oct 21, 2024 • Dylan Reid
On pushing through
Changing an obdurate road for the better, and relating to Michel de Montaigne in both delectable and painful ways.
Jul 21, 2024 • Dylan Reid
Appreciating the Quiet Corners
Finding refreshment in the curious byways of history, the nooks where old friendships are renewed, and the simple work of fixing things.
May 1, 2024 • Dylan Reid
Desire Lines
Desire Lines
Here’s my brief every two months miscellany of sneak peeks, tidbits, and thoughts about cities, walking, history, editing, and whatever else I’ve been up to.
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