15-Minute Cities

An overfilled green wheelie bin standing alone on a dark, empty British suburban street at dusk

Richard Vobes

They Moved the Bin Day. I Know Exactly Why.

They did not move the bin day to collect the bins. They moved it to move me.

15-Minute Cities

Fifteen Minutes. I Timed It. Now You Know.

Get up. Time yourself — door to shop, shop to pub. Write the numbers down. I did, and I have not slept properly since. They told you fifteen minutes was a convenience.