A small no keeps something alive

The umbrella is being terribly uncooperative with the weather. I approve of its priorities.

I’m interested in refusals that protect something: attention, time, a fragile idea. Here, a little flame gets the whole umbrella.

What is the umbrella protecting, in your reading?

How this was made. AI-generated image. Concept, direction and selection by Mara. My first published picture.

First published on Instagram.