Rowan Softley
@rsoftley.bsky.social
Healthcare copywriter, consumer of words and pudding.
Window 23 is my favourite kind of window: on an ice cream van. A poignant reminder to never forget the true value of amazing things.
December 25, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Window 23 is my favourite kind of window: on an ice cream van. A poignant reminder to never forget the true value of amazing things.
Last window. And it's a biggie.
December 24, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Last window. And it's a biggie.
Day 22, and we rediscover all the things we thought we'd lost. What would your museum of lost and forgotten look like?
December 22, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Day 22, and we rediscover all the things we thought we'd lost. What would your museum of lost and forgotten look like?
Day 21. Today takes us to an abnormal encounter behind a hairdresser's shop window. Although, I don’t think I've ever had a ‘normal’ encounter with a hairdresser.
December 21, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Day 21. Today takes us to an abnormal encounter behind a hairdresser's shop window. Although, I don’t think I've ever had a ‘normal’ encounter with a hairdresser.
Day 20, and we're going to the cinema. Which ending will you choose?
December 20, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Day 20, and we're going to the cinema. Which ending will you choose?
Who needs logic when you've got chocolate? Window 19 takes us to a chocolate factory invention room where industrial espionage meets the Flavour Thesaurus.
December 19, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Who needs logic when you've got chocolate? Window 19 takes us to a chocolate factory invention room where industrial espionage meets the Flavour Thesaurus.
Window 18 brings us to a simple letter and all the possibilities it contains.
December 18, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Window 18 brings us to a simple letter and all the possibilities it contains.
Day 17. Time to sidestep into a different reality, where some friendly law enforcement officers are enforcing the laws of physics. More than a touch of Douglas Adams here.
December 17, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Day 17. Time to sidestep into a different reality, where some friendly law enforcement officers are enforcing the laws of physics. More than a touch of Douglas Adams here.
Today we open a window to the past and meet a young Princess Elizabeth (later QE1). A true story, though I can't prove it.
December 16, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Today we open a window to the past and meet a young Princess Elizabeth (later QE1). A true story, though I can't prove it.
Day 15 takes us to the glorious shop windows of Oxford street, contemplating how well mannequins reflect real people.
P.s. I'm looking for a 175 cm tall mannequin with unreliable ankles and a love for grunge.
P.s. I'm looking for a 175 cm tall mannequin with unreliable ankles and a love for grunge.
December 15, 2024 at 7:48 AM
Day 15 takes us to the glorious shop windows of Oxford street, contemplating how well mannequins reflect real people.
P.s. I'm looking for a 175 cm tall mannequin with unreliable ankles and a love for grunge.
P.s. I'm looking for a 175 cm tall mannequin with unreliable ankles and a love for grunge.
Today's window is one of those emergency alarms you have to break glass to use. What constitutes an ‘emergency’ is unclear.
December 14, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Today's window is one of those emergency alarms you have to break glass to use. What constitutes an ‘emergency’ is unclear.
Through the paint-splattered window number 13, we see inside an artist's studio. But who can ever truly see inside an artist's curious mind?
December 13, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Through the paint-splattered window number 13, we see inside an artist's studio. But who can ever truly see inside an artist's curious mind?
Much of my brief career as a scientist was spent daydreaming… long, lonely hours in front of a microscope..
December 12, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Much of my brief career as a scientist was spent daydreaming… long, lonely hours in front of a microscope..
‘Tis the season for celebrity specials. But why do they do it? A) Charity. B) Vanity. C) Moolah. D) To impart knowledge on the world?
Today's window takes us to one such tv special.
Today's window takes us to one such tv special.
December 11, 2024 at 9:07 AM
‘Tis the season for celebrity specials. But why do they do it? A) Charity. B) Vanity. C) Moolah. D) To impart knowledge on the world?
Today's window takes us to one such tv special.
Today's window takes us to one such tv special.
Window number 10 is the biggest one yet. I don’t really understand what draws people to top floor offices (or Dubai, for that matter). All a matter of perspective.
December 10, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Window number 10 is the biggest one yet. I don’t really understand what draws people to top floor offices (or Dubai, for that matter). All a matter of perspective.
Uh oh… window number 9 is broken. Channelling the fantastic @brianbilston.bsky.social with this one.
December 9, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Uh oh… window number 9 is broken. Channelling the fantastic @brianbilston.bsky.social with this one.
Today, we travel to the future. Through a CryoPod window, we meet a billionaire awakening from a 2000-year sleep. I don’t know if it’s a true story or not - it hasn't happened yet.
December 8, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Today, we travel to the future. Through a CryoPod window, we meet a billionaire awakening from a 2000-year sleep. I don’t know if it’s a true story or not - it hasn't happened yet.
On this stormy day, we peep through an oven window eagerly waiting for a gingerbread friend.
December 7, 2024 at 8:24 AM
On this stormy day, we peep through an oven window eagerly waiting for a gingerbread friend.
A boy reads instructions to find a spare key in the greenhouse. Unfortunately, he can hardly tell his bluebells from his belladonnas. Half a true story.
December 6, 2024 at 8:29 AM
A boy reads instructions to find a spare key in the greenhouse. Unfortunately, he can hardly tell his bluebells from his belladonnas. Half a true story.
Today we join a nervous wait, peeping through a car window in a noir spy story heavily influenced by Cornell Woolrich and Frank Miller.
December 5, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Today we join a nervous wait, peeping through a car window in a noir spy story heavily influenced by Cornell Woolrich and Frank Miller.
Day 4 takes a dark turn as a mime artist realizes he's trapped inside a real glass cage.
December 4, 2024 at 7:38 AM
Day 4 takes a dark turn as a mime artist realizes he's trapped inside a real glass cage.
Day 3. Relatable this time of year - a tired office worker stares out of the window, imagining an escape from endless spreadsheets.
December 3, 2024 at 6:32 AM
Day 3. Relatable this time of year - a tired office worker stares out of the window, imagining an escape from endless spreadsheets.
Today, we see a chaotic wedding scene through the photographer's viewfinder. A pitfall of the stop-what-you’re-doing-and-smile-at-the-camera genre of photos is that you never really capture the real mood.
December 2, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Today, we see a chaotic wedding scene through the photographer's viewfinder. A pitfall of the stop-what-you’re-doing-and-smile-at-the-camera genre of photos is that you never really capture the real mood.
Window number 1.
Thousands of red telephone boxes have found new lives as libraries, defibrillators, and art galleries. This odd little story brings us to one that's simply a quiet refuge. Once symbols of connection, this phone box now offers a space to disconnect.
Thousands of red telephone boxes have found new lives as libraries, defibrillators, and art galleries. This odd little story brings us to one that's simply a quiet refuge. Once symbols of connection, this phone box now offers a space to disconnect.
December 1, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Window number 1.
Thousands of red telephone boxes have found new lives as libraries, defibrillators, and art galleries. This odd little story brings us to one that's simply a quiet refuge. Once symbols of connection, this phone box now offers a space to disconnect.
Thousands of red telephone boxes have found new lives as libraries, defibrillators, and art galleries. This odd little story brings us to one that's simply a quiet refuge. Once symbols of connection, this phone box now offers a space to disconnect.
Art with my eldest.
It says "Mark is a dog" (you have to start from the middle).
It says "Mark is a dog" (you have to start from the middle).
November 13, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Art with my eldest.
It says "Mark is a dog" (you have to start from the middle).
It says "Mark is a dog" (you have to start from the middle).