Things I’ve learned recently about living in a place that’s on fire:
- Don’t wear anything that you really like outside. You’ll have to immediately wash it 17 times due to the smell.
- Now you’re outside away from all people, and you’re thinking, “Hey now I can take off my mask!” Go ahead! But you’ll be swallowing ash.
- Maybe you don’t normally wear glasses, but now you do! Again, ash.
- All of the pictures you take will look spooky. (This isn’t necessarily bad.)
- You’ll have stripped off all of your smoky clothing and be walking around the house yelling, “the fire smell is still chasing me!” but don’t worry, it’s just your hair.
- Ash falling from the sky is sort of like snow falling from the sky in that it’s kind of beautiful, except for the feeling of doom you experience and the fact that it’s slowly killing you.
- Eating ice cream is a great way to put out the fire. Not the fire raging outside, of course. Just the one inside your soul.
“We don’t need a bonfire this season. The world is our bonfire.” – Addy
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