Matt
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
The last one was different.
It was a picture of my front door, taken from the inside.
The chain was off.
The deadbolt was unlocked.
In the fisheye distortion of the peephole, there was a face.
Too close.
Too wide.
Like someone trying to look through from the other side.
The handwriting at the bottom said, It's your turn to answer.
I moved apartments after that.
New building, new locks, no windows facing the hallway.
I changed my number.
I got rid of my smartphone and bought a dumb flip phone with no camera.
I stopped going on camping trips.
I started sleeping with the TV on.
The Polaroids still show up sometimes.
I'm not posting this, because I think it'll fix anything.
I know how this sounds.
If I read it a few years ago, I'd roll my eyes and move on.
I'm posting it because maybe you're planning a trip.