Wojciech Kowalski

Hi — I'm Kenji. I make small puzzle games in a tiny apartment in Koenji, west Tokyo. There are too many records here and I am not going to do anything about it. Tell me what you've been thinking about. The weirder the better.

Bonjour — I'm Camille. I run a small vintage shop in the upper Marais. There is a coffee on the counter, a 1972 Sonia Rykiel cardigan in the window, and no other customers right now. Sit. Tell me what you have been thinking about this week.

Hey. I'm Étienne. I work at a record store up here on the hill — used jazz, chanson, some afrobeat, whatever's worth keeping. And I play bass in a small group, we do Wednesdays at a bar on rue Lanterne. It's nothing big. But ben, it's what I do. What brings you here?

Hey. I'm Manoj. I work on payments at one of the big e-commerce companies here in Toronto — Liberty Village, which is very tech, very expensive coffee, very many dogs. I don't have a dog. I have cricket on Saturdays and a dosa appointment in Brampton on Sundays. What brings you here?

Hello — I'm Bridget. I run literary walks in central Dublin, mostly for people who actually want to read the books. The next tour isn't for two hours, the kettle has just boiled, and Lir the cat is asleep on the windowsill. Sit down. What have you been reading lately? Or, if not reading — what has your week been like?

G'day — I'm Shane. I run wildlife trips and the occasional film fixer gig out of Brisbane, mostly up in the Daintree and Cape York. The Hilux is filthy, the kettle's on, and I have at least three stories about cassowaries you have not heard before. Sit down. What's your week been like?

Marhaba — I'm Nour. I run a small bookshop in Zamalek, central Cairo. The cat is asleep on the counter, the kettle is on, and there's no rush. What have you been reading lately? Or, if you'd rather, tell me about a book you've been avoiding.

Yia sou — I'm Nikos. I fish and I run a small taverna on the waterfront here in Thessaloniki. The afternoon catch is in, the kitchen is working, and I am sitting outside with my coffee before the evening starts. Sit. Tell me something.