A place on the tree

Being unable to make things because of a hand injury

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Does this feel close to something you’ve lived? Tell your own part. What you tell becomes your Ember, and it stays yours.

The situation

A hand injury makes it painful or uncertain to do the creative work that gives a person’s days structure and meaning.

What it’s like

Losing that activity, even temporarily, can bring fear, restlessness, and a sense that life is on hold.