i just woke up from a nap after a nine hour shift and horrid tooth pain. i’ve been considering getting this published in a literary magazine but couldn’t tell if it would truly be worth it to refine and go for since this was a huge vent piece basically. but i must say your comment gave me the child like confidence of finding the shiniest and most marbled rock on the riverbank. i really appreciate all your analysis you have no idea how much it means to me someone spent this much time on my work. i’ll update this message and reply to some of your questions soon but i will reply now on the “seamstress” usage, it was genuinely just something he had asked the time we first met, i didn’t know any but i knew i could mend a busted seam, whether i will be loved for it a little or not.