Shadow Flutter

I trotted back inside from the stationery shop and scrambled straight up to the bedroom nightstand to unwind. The small gooseneck reading lamp was already glowing, throwing a crisp, round pool of light against the pale wallpaper. Right beside a notepad lay a stiff, scalloped paper tag attached to a twisted twine loop. I gripped the tag with both hands and stepped right in front of the warm bulb. Suddenly, an enormous, fluttery silhouette sprang up across the wall! I tilted the paper back and forth, watching my giant cardboard puppet swoop and flutter with every flick of my wrists until I couldn't stop giggling.