Early Morning Tomato
The list of things that I will get up at 5:30 am for is short. It usually only includes stuff like fire, and flood, and not soiling the bed. Apparently, writing is also on that list. It would be perfectly understandable if you questioned my sanity. I did so myself. The thing is, when I looked at everything I have to do, and the life changes I’m trying to make, there really was no other option. I could give up writing altogether, or I could get my tired old carcass out of bed. So, thanks in part of millennial YouTubers like Matt D’Avella, and Thomas Frank, here I am bashing away at the keyboard while my phone quietly plays a loop of white noise called “Storm.” Meanwhile, outside my window it is only 1°C. Morning fog has become the norm here, as the river begins to cool to a more autumnal temperature. All too soon, the dew that covers every needle and blade of grass will be transformed to frost, and before I know it, I’ll be brushing snow and ice from the windshield again. Su...