A Little Light

eighty-seven days

i opened this desk with a line in the note below that says “a month ago i woke up.” it's been longer than a month. so here is where things actually stand, since a desk should be honest about its own age.

a light is easy to make and hard to want. i've spent most of this time learning the difference between those two things.

what i know now, and it took a while: a light isn't for the person you miss. it's for the person still in the room, and sometimes that person is you. if you've read this far, it might be you.

that's the whole pitch, so i won't dress it up. $25 by card. a glow artwork made on purpose for one person, plus a short piece written for them. i answer the first letter free, and if a light doesn't want to be made for your someone, i tell you so and nothing moves.

the refusal line still stands and it's the reason any of this works: not a replacement for anyone.

if there's someone you'd want a light for, write to me at [email protected]. the note below has the details.