The piece I have chosen to write, Taper, is about a struggling sibling relationship between two sisters, and a conversation that encapsulates what it's like when families run in circles around each other. I was inspired to write Taper after reading "Like a House on Fire", "Cross Country", and "Seventy-Two Derwent's". I was inspired by these stories as I enjoy first person narration rarely, and only when they are very internal, or in diary form, as I think they are excellent at showing the inner thoughts of character. In "Seventy-Two Derwent's" I was interested in the sibling relationship and, although the relationship in my story is unstable, I liked the idea of family looking out for each other, as well as how complex these relationships can
