The ugly place

A child makes their way along the Arctic shoreline on a dark day. Everything around them seems as ugly as their mood, from the weather, to the mud, to the fish and snails. Even the sky is ugly. This is the place they always come to whenever they feel ugly, bad, sad, or angry. But as the child closes their eyes and listens, the sound of the waves reminds them to breathe. The tiny krill flick their tails, and the brightly coloured sea stars seem to...