“Be a bit delusional.”

Plus a farewell to an actor and trailblazer

Author

Leonie Mercedes
October 13, 2025

Happy Monday, darlings. Here’s your three-part nudge for the day:

a prompt

Write on the following for 5–10 minutes:

What was school lunch like when you were a child? Whether you brought it in from home, or were served it at the canteen, take the reader into that world. What did you eat? Who else was there? What were the sights, sounds, smells?

a thought

“One thing I always say is: ‘Be a bit delusional.’ Believe in yourself, keep going and don’t give up.” – Daryll Neita, Olympic sprinter

farewell

Diane Keaton, actor (1946–2025)

“Keaton said that her most marked characteristic was ‘Insecurity in conjunction with ambition’. When asked what her favourite occupation was, she responded ‘Seeing. As [photographer] Walker Evans said, “Look! We don’t have that much time.”’”

Thanks for coming, dear makers and shakers. See you tomorrow ☕