As a child I used to be fascinated by a weather house at my grandparents' home. It looked like a thatched cottage, with walls covered in pale pink shells. It had two doorless openings, both containing a simple model of a person. Under one door, in shaky white paint, was written the word 'sunny'; under the other, 'wet'. As if by magic – even when I was told about the interplay between catgut* and moisture, it still felt like magic – the sun would draw the smiling man into the open air. Rain, drizzle, an approaching storm, or even a sniff of fog would send him indoors and draw forth the other man from the darkness. He crept forward with his hat pulled down tight as if he was disgusted…
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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2024