- living spacenounChapter 1 →
A small area carved out or improvised for human habitation, especially within a structure that was not properly built or designed for it.
“Someone has squeezed a living space / into the crookedness of the walls.”
- squeezedverbChapter 1 →
Forced or fitted something into a tight, awkward, or unsuitable gap — implying effort and the absence of any comfortable or natural fit.
“Someone has squeezed a living space / into the crookedness of the walls.”
- crookednessnounChapter 1 →
The state of being bent, warped, or not straight — used here literally of walls and timber that have no true right angle or level surface.
“Someone has squeezed a living space / into the crookedness of the walls.”
- improbableadjectiveChapter 1 →
Unlikely to exist or survive given the circumstances; here it describes eggs that seem almost impossible to keep safe inside such a flimsy, unstable structure.
“Bright, improbable eggs.”
- faithnounChapter 1 →
A trust or belief that life and hope can be sustained even without rational or structural support — used here in a spiritual as well as everyday sense.
“Hold the bright, improbable light / of faith.”
Living SpaceShort story by Imtiaz Dharker