The Red Gate Slams Hard in the Wind

Dear Delyara, The wind caught the back garden gate this afternoon, sending it crashing against the brick post with a heavy, hollow boom that shook the glass frames in the kitchen. I watched a woodlouse drop from the wall onto the concrete from the vibration. It’s funny how a sound can feel so massive inside an empty yard, while the rest of the street just keeps moving by, completely oblivious to the small violence happening in your corner of the world.