"I like the dark despite the way adults complain. Bleak puddles call for bright galoshes. And the word galoshes, too, for galumph and slosh…"

Here's Julie Marie Wade kicking off @essaydaily.bsky.social 's 2024 Advent Calendar with a timely essay, "Advent":
https://www.essaydaily.org/2024/11/nov-30-2024-julie-marie-wade-advent.html