Welcome to literary friction.

I'm Carrie Plitt and sitting here, courtesy of modern technology, with my co-host, Octavia Bright.

So not actually sitting here, but kind of sitting here.

Kind of.

Hi, Octavia.

Hi, Terry.

I'm okay.

I'm looking at you as we do these days in this little tiny rectangle on my phone.

You look lovely. How long has it been now since we've seen each other? Six months? Since March.

Longer. Since February. I miss you too. It's lovely to see you now. I'm doing okay. I'm like, you know, it's the evening. We're recording. It's dark outside already. I'm sad about that because I'm really feeling, I'm really feeling the approach of autumn. And I'm trying to think about the things that I like about autumn, like wearing cozy jumpers and going for big stumps outside, wearing ankle boots.

Ankle boots are a great thing in my life for half of the year. But then I'm reminded of the

days getting shorter and I'm such a sun bunny. I just, ugh, it's a heaviness, you know. Yeah, I am also

feeling quite apprehensive about this autumn. It's weird to have that back to school feeling

while we're just doing the same thing that we were doing before. Just sitting in our houses.

But like you, I'm trying to be positive. You know, I love sweaters. I'm going to wear some when I have

my Zoom meetings. I love the crisp air.

I love making hearty stews, which we haven't been doing during the summer.

So there are things that are nice.

Yeah, they're great things.

Reading by the fire, exactly.

Fix, cozy socks, fire, book, hot chocolate.

I mean, I don't have a fireplace where i live but

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