Yesterday I read an essay of one of my fellow shippers Mak Rahman which was so special in a particular way that is hard to describe: He wrote about that he was clearing out a drawer, found some old keys and what he would do with it. Please read it if you haven't.

It got me thinking. I love this essay and I think it's one of the most interesting ones that I've read so far. I'd like to figure out why it has this effect on me and maybe this inspires some other essays:

• Not obvious: He found an everyday situation and transformed what would probably be seen as a very unspectacular event into an idea for an essay.

• Narrative tension: He found keys. What should he do with them now? "Throwing away keys just feels wrong."

• Relatable: Everyone knows the feeling of finding old keys or any other old objects and putting them back where they were.

So what I think makes this piece of art so special is that he takes this topic and creates a relatable story in such few words. It even has an open ending leaving you in a small discomfort of knowing that he'll probably find them again at some point. And what then? "These keys might stay with me till I die". It's like having hidden friends somewhere who will accompany you through your life. Some day maybe there might be a door that can be opened.

Even more what I also like about it is that it inspires to write about similar topics - everyday things, everyday situations that you would usually not write about. I'll be extra attentive over the next days to find those hidden treasures.