I’m writing this to a soundtrack of gnawing.
My days and nights are rarely peaceful. I am surrounded by animals – at this moment five gerbils and a gecko. The gecko is called Stowaway and is the silent type, currently basking under the night bulb in his tank (which I had to remove from my window sill because the neighbors began teasing my landlord about living in the red light district) meanwhile the gerbils are crashing about in a whirlwind…