Hugely evocative of cold and discomfort, and written in your distinctive style that generally makes it worth ploughing through to the end, despite being tripped up along the way.

Your description of the fire is as magical as the thing itself.

Not sure what the 5 and 10 means.

…15, I guess, though a slightly character-hungry way of putting it. ‘5 and 10’ is better metrically, I suppose, so maybe that’s why. Unless I have the wrong end of the stick, and it means something else entirely.

Yes, it’s 15 years old and was meant as both a metric device and also as a way to continually showcase Lars’ youth.

Thank you for the comments, all.

I assumed it was his age- an interesting way to put it- I like it though it adds to the atmosphere of the piece – like 4 and twenty means 24

I assumed it was his age- an interesting way to put it- I like it though it adds to the atmosphere of the piece – like 4 and twenty means 24