strands tender_square she sent a photo of a bundled foot of yellow straw bluntly cut, one end wrapped in black elastic, like a narrow broom intended for decoration rather than utility. it was lying on top of a metallic dresser, beside a clear glass lamp and the turquoise backpack she used as a purse. the image arrived without a caption; she added the gif of a face covering its eyes. she had cut her long, flaxen hair. her billion strands would be donated to locks of love. 221214 what's it to you? who go blather from