Week 1568

Decades hence, we will refer to this period as the Sea­son of Lame Wee­knotes. Our peo­ple will tell tales: ah, we thought all was lost; ah, for so long we heard noth­ing; ah, it was all work and no sto­ries. Our hearts shrank, our skin grew pale and the birds—the birds didn’t bother with melody any­more. Instead they croaked like frogs, hissed like snakes.

That’s okay: some­times you have to really invest in one part of your life so all the other parts can, in short order, reap the rewards. Like Shake­speare said: “There is a tide in the affairs of men…”

Some­day very soon, the sea will sub­side and we’ll walk on land again and unfurl the tents and ban­ners and scrolls we rolled up so carefully.

But until then: wow, what a flood.

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