A loop of red cord rests on a ragged piece of parchment beside a small brass compass on a warm ochre background.

Original artwork, not a still

Blue Shoe

Anne Lamott

Mattie was in love with Daniel, of course; this was the X within the circle on her map: I love Daniel.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Love is the marked place on Mattie's map, the point that tells her where she stands. The X within a circle gives the feeling a clear centre. The image suggests certainty about this attachment without needing to explain everything else around it.

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