Sparrow Nights
“I found myself standing in the middle of my living room. It was twilight, that rather sad time when curtains are drawn and the question what shall I do poses itself with unusual poignancy. I’d gotten up from the chesterfield and suddenly I couldn’t think what to do next. I don’t mean for the rest of my life or the next few years or for my summer vacation or for tomorrow’s seminar—I mean for that moment. I could go over to the window and look out; I could go back to the chesterfield; go out for ...dinner; turn on the television. But each choice seemed equally stale and unsatisfying. It was like looking… let me explain this properly. You may have noticed that, at the onset of winter, city dwellers cover the shrubs on their lawns with burlap sacks to protect them from the ice and hail. Viewed at twilight, just before the street lamps go on, these shapes acquire a kind of baggy sameness. Standing in the middle of my living room, rocking slightly on the balls of my feet, I saw the upcoming events in my life rather like these vague silhouettes on a cold evening.MoreLess
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