Yes, I see how it is possible for the story to have multiple interpretations. I have heard it called ‘layered’ on numerous occasions and I suppose that’s part of what allows this multiplicity of interpretations.

Uchenna: I know, right? It’s interesting. What strikes me most about the story is how, in just a few pages, it manages to branch into various themes and commentaries. I have read a couple of thoughts on your stories and I have seen the approach, from the metaphysical to a commentary on climate change, to a commentary on agency, to gender to sexuality. And personally, then there is Pili and the biblical Samson and how like Pili, it is to love, he falls prey and loses his hair. Did you think it would have such multiple interpretations?