story: The Impractical Door
author: Chris Haven
year: 2018
where: Abu Dhabi Central Post Office, Ladies-only waiting area
note: This time last year I was reading Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, another story with doors.
a line: “I opened the door probably six months ago. Anyhow, I am bathed in light. It is a gorgeous, golden light that feels like nothing I’ve ever experienced.”
samantha Neugebauer 