The yellow wallpaper

[TheZeppo]

You know the short story? The woman gets obsessed with the wallpaper and goes slightly mad (obvs simplified).

There’s a white plastic bag stuck in a tree near me. Too high up to get. I can see it from my living room.

At first it was an annoyance. Then I was fascinated. Then I got Katy Perry’s Firework stuck in my head. Now I think I might be becoming the bag...

How do I get it down?!

Have you got any extending poles such as a paint rolled pole or washing line prop?

Close your curtains and turn towards the telly.

Far to high for any kind of prop. Giant tree. Amazing tree.

watch the tv to distract me. Worked for a while. Now I just see that almost transparent plastic stretching out... and back... suffocating the tree... and me...

I thought you knew something about me for a bit then. I spent a few months of this year obsessing about yellow wallpaper. If anyone wants a yellow patterned paper identifying, I'm your woman!

@thistimelastweek ^^this

@WeAreTheHeroes are you inside the paper?!

Has your husband begun to gaslight you about existence of bag? Has dubious doctor arrived to question validity of tree?

Don't let him examine you.

Do you know anyone who's good at flying a drone?

You need to watch the episode of Friday Night Dinner where Martin gets obsessed with getting a bag out of a tree. You'll be in good company.

If only I knew the story you are actually talking about! I'll have to look it up.

Have you been imprisoned in the living room by your husband, with only a view of the tree and plastic bag? Does it look like it's moving? Though quite possibly it is actually moving...

(i haven't read the story for years but I have it on my Kindle. Must re-read.)

I read it expecting I don’t know what. But I lack whatever I need.