A guy is doing 11 consecutive cartwheels at 1am in the dark fields of a musical festival. The first five are Simone Biles in a warmup session. Numbers six to eight are windchimes in a storm. Nine is a handstand. 10 is bent over vomiting. 11 is a round of applause from people sent to remind me that the world needs people who try.

Carl Burkitt 2025