Day 157 of 2026
“Two Rooms Hold Their Breath”
spoken reading· 45s
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HOUSEWARMING / BIRTHDAY PARTY (SIMULTANEOUS)
Two events, one evening.
Admission free.
Children welcome, and also: wine.
Featuring:
— Dot, age 10, in sequins, at full volume
— cake (tilted)
— strangers becoming neighbours at a rate of approximately one glass per hour
— rain, which is not invited but attends anyway
— a bookshelf still deciding whether it lives here
— candlelight, doing what candlelight always does when it has something to prove
Venue: a room that is two rooms.
Dress code: whatever you were already wearing.
Weather: cold outside, which is why inside feels like this.
No RSVP required.
You were always coming.