Monday, January 07, 2013

Making lunch, reading time and bed to myself.

1. To find that I can prepare lunch without feeling sick.

2. To sit in bed -- alone -- and read.

3. When I go down to join Alec I find that he has rolled into the cot and is lying in a contented, contorted half-moon shape against the bars. I spread myself across the entire bed and stretch my arms and legs wherever they want to go.

Northernmost point, out of the rain and blue fire.

1. An alarm goes off in Nick's pocket to let us know that it's the moment of the winter solstice. 2. The rain is falling in steady c...