Lonely Hearts · Ref. 0061
Sixty-one, and my entire social calendar is now the four minutes of conversation I get at the checkout of the community shop, which I have started stretching by buying items one at a time. Seeking someone to talk to at home so I can stop bulk-purchasing tinned pulses as a social strategy.
Two more from this week
- Forty-nine. I have a sourdough starter I have kept alive for six years, which is four years longer than my last relationship and considerably more responsive. Seeking someone who will not be jealous, because the jar wins, it has always won, I have made my peace with it.Ref. 0063
- Seventy-two, and I now judge the entire calendar year by how far away the next village event is. Last week's fair was the peak, it is downhill until the Christmas lights, and I have marked the intervening weeks in pencil so I can cross them off without ceremony. Seeking someone to sit through the trough with me, no talking required in October.Ref. 0064