The plan
A building, not a portfolio.
Seven chapels and five rooms besides, laid out west to east. Point at any of them. The line that runs from the Pulpit to the Font is the only one on the plan that is not a wall.
Twelve stations · point at oneThe lit line runs from the Pulpit to the Font — stewardship preached and stewardship practised, which is the same idea told twice.
The chapels — the rooms of work
The FontFieldWater and wastewater across the UAE and the GCC. The reef on weekends.The WorkshopAppsCotek App FZ-LLC. Small tools, each one a ledger of a kind.The LibraryBooksThe Life vs Love trilogy, and The Cerulean Monster.The ClerestoryPhotosWhere the light comes in. Photographs, on Unsplash.The PulpitSermonsSundays at RAK Church. A long obedience, built in stone.The ScriptoriumResearchIISER, ResearchGate, Academia. Work kept where it was published.The Lady ChapelPoemsThe furthest room from the door, and the quietest. His lines.
The rest of the building
The Rose WindowNamesEvery form of the name, set as a colophon. One person, refracted.The Letter BoxLettersLeave a note in the porch. He reads what arrives.The NaveAboutThe long walk. One letter, from the door to the crossing.The LectionaryLexiconThe words he actually uses, defined in his own voice.The BellSignalRung once a day. Sixty words, then silence.
A cathedral is a long obedience built in stone. It is also, usefully, a filing system.