islanded in a stream of stars

Do not be fooled by the simplicity of this short story. If you are not careful it may suck your brains out in trying to come up with a close reading that has relevance without being too general. It is a disillusioning story about Christmas and the selfishness of people and the ambiguity of women's labor and...

I have no idea what I'm saying anymore, really.

Basically if my brain doesn't self destruct by noon tomorrow I should theoretically be in good shape. Maybe.