Suddenly it’s dark before it’s even afternoon. The light cuts out of the sky. The day ends abruptly, like a practical joke. It is a disgustingly metaphorical time of year. The season of 5pm darkness is the season of family. It’s the time to once again prove that you have people, that you have as many someones as possible who love you and want to share a warm meal with you. The end of the year can feel as though we are all being graded on our ability to gather warmth and accumulate family. We prepare to go home, or not to go home. We consider where we are from, what we have managed to keep close, and what we have lost. The new cold and darkness, all holidays and parties, all obligation and tables and lights, is a referendum on who loves us, on what family we have managed to create for ourselves.
theater kids
theater kids
theater kids
Suddenly it’s dark before it’s even afternoon. The light cuts out of the sky. The day ends abruptly, like a practical joke. It is a disgustingly metaphorical time of year. The season of 5pm darkness is the season of family. It’s the time to once again prove that you have people, that you have as many someones as possible who love you and want to share a warm meal with you. The end of the year can feel as though we are all being graded on our ability to gather warmth and accumulate family. We prepare to go home, or not to go home. We consider where we are from, what we have managed to keep close, and what we have lost. The new cold and darkness, all holidays and parties, all obligation and tables and lights, is a referendum on who loves us, on what family we have managed to create for ourselves.