Canvas & Chronicles by Aanya Shen
Fifth Journey Day 77: The Ant and the Border
Date: July 24, 2025Location: Atyrau, Kazakhstan The river didn't seem to have any messages for me. It just moved — slowly and grayish-green, like it had accepted its own weight....
Fifth Journey Day 77: The Ant and the Border
Date: July 24, 2025Location: Atyrau, Kazakhstan The river didn't seem to have any messages for me. It just moved — slowly and grayish-green, like it had accepted its own weight....
Fifth Journey Day 76: The Pipe That Bent to Listen
Date: July 23, 2025Location: Aktau, Kazakhstan The light here doesn't soften. It hits at an angle that flattens everything — the rocks, the sand, even the sea. This morning, I...
Fifth Journey Day 76: The Pipe That Bent to Listen
Date: July 23, 2025Location: Aktau, Kazakhstan The light here doesn't soften. It hits at an angle that flattens everything — the rocks, the sand, even the sea. This morning, I...
Fifth Journey Day 75: The Table Remembered More...
Date: July 22, 2025Location: Lankaran, Azerbaijan I spent most of the day getting used to the new softness of this place. Lankaran feels heavier in the air, but not heavy....
Fifth Journey Day 75: The Table Remembered More...
Date: July 22, 2025Location: Lankaran, Azerbaijan I spent most of the day getting used to the new softness of this place. Lankaran feels heavier in the air, but not heavy....
Fifth Journey Day 74: The Bottle Green Pause
Date: July 21, 2025Location: Ganja, Azerbaijan I spent most of the afternoon at the Nizami Mausoleum, not thinking about anything in particular, but simply resting — beneath the cypress trees,...
Fifth Journey Day 74: The Bottle Green Pause
Date: July 21, 2025Location: Ganja, Azerbaijan I spent most of the afternoon at the Nizami Mausoleum, not thinking about anything in particular, but simply resting — beneath the cypress trees,...
Fifth Journey Day 73: When Apricot Juice Touche...
Date: July 20, 2025Location: Sheki, Azerbaijan I spent most of the afternoon in the garden of the Sheki Khans' Palace. The air was warm but not too hot, and the...
Fifth Journey Day 73: When Apricot Juice Touche...
Date: July 20, 2025Location: Sheki, Azerbaijan I spent most of the afternoon in the garden of the Sheki Khans' Palace. The air was warm but not too hot, and the...
Fifth Journey Day 72: The Dog That Marked the S...
Date: July 19, 2025Location: Telavi, Georgia I spent the morning under the mulberry tree in the courtyard. It's a short, wide tree with branches that look like old elbows, and...
Fifth Journey Day 72: The Dog That Marked the S...
Date: July 19, 2025Location: Telavi, Georgia I spent the morning under the mulberry tree in the courtyard. It's a short, wide tree with branches that look like old elbows, and...