PLEASE, SIR, I’D LIKE SOME MORE
There’s something not so bad about waking up at 4 a.m. You’re not completely deep into REM sleep at that point, and it’s easier to pop awake and stay there. Even if you’re not jetlagged, it’s always easier to wake up at 4 a.m. than 7 a.m. 4 a.m. in Flyinge: A rooster crows 4-5 times, then stops, then starts again. Patter-rustle of rain like light, quick footsteps. Insects rouse from their leadbelly torpor. My daughter’s breath steams in, whistles out. Outside, the greyness is lightening, colors gain definition, depth. Clouds move past the house, sliding along the sky. I...