Thanks for this Stuart. I think it's brave to tackle the current situation as it could go wrong in so many ways, eg come across clumsily or glibly, but you really pulled it off. I had to read it a few times for it all to sink in, which I think is testament to its subtlety. My favourite phrases were "I became very fat" which made me smile, and "the heaviest nothing I ever had" which to me suggests both something you can't see dragging you down and the literal distancing sense. A really doom-laden line. And I also liked the cleverness of the title.
Pam
Pam Hanley