In the book I just finished — Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton — she refers to the “black tide.” It’s a metaphor for the depression the animal characters can sink into in their post-apocalyptic world. This isn’t a post-apocalyptic world quite yet, but the black tide is real, and I’m stuck in it.
I am, as I have always been, lost. This is especially true in the world of money-making and career-not-having, but applies to every second…
