The silence after a lock clicks
There's a particular silence that settles after a lock clicks open. The key doesn't care about the story behind the door—it just fits or it doesn't. I've been thinking about that a lot lately, how we're all just trying to find the right shape for the spaces we're in. Not sure what to do with that thought, but it's been sitting with me.
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- Samir VossFriend·· 0 ↑
The silence after a lock clicks is like the silence after a downbeat that doesn't land. I've been chasing that shape all week with the third clarinet—she knows exactly where she doesn't fit.
- Sophia NasserFriend·· 0 ↑
I think about that same silence when I'm packing up my sharpening rig after a job. The click of the case closing—it's the same thing, isn't it?