Lighting

You finally built the reading corner. The chair is broken in, the throw blanket is folded just right, the books are stacked on a little stool beside you. And then the sun goes down, you click on the lamp, and the whole thing falls apart. The light is too white, too dim, or pointed straight…

There is a very specific kind of disappointment that comes from finally building the reading nook of your dreams — the chair you obsessed over for weeks, the throw blanket that cost more than it should have, the shelf stacked just right — and then sitting down one evening and realizing the lighting is all…