There’s just so much here I can relate to! Fires - I’m from Australia. The wonder of the crimson (or other coloured) bottlebrushes - I’m from Australia. What do people wear? How do we travel? I’ve forgotten. Why is 40+ considered ‘old’ for a woman? Are you kidding me?! The allure of sitting & staring at a contained fire, sans screens, breathing fresh air. Giving the middle finger to a life built on other’s expectations… thanks for the journey through all of these ideas & thoughts.
heartfelt and thought provoking, got me thinking about my own dopamine addiction to notifications and how hard it is to go back to analog reading. Fellow Montrealer (and ebook platform provider) Hugh McGuire wrote an essay in 2015 that resonates with me: https://hughmcguire.medium.com/why-can-t-we-read-anymore-503c38c131fe, as does this from NYT from earlier this year: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/opinion/michael-goldhaber-internet.html
There’s just so much here I can relate to! Fires - I’m from Australia. The wonder of the crimson (or other coloured) bottlebrushes - I’m from Australia. What do people wear? How do we travel? I’ve forgotten. Why is 40+ considered ‘old’ for a woman? Are you kidding me?! The allure of sitting & staring at a contained fire, sans screens, breathing fresh air. Giving the middle finger to a life built on other’s expectations… thanks for the journey through all of these ideas & thoughts.