A trash compactor - not that is one image I haven't used to date to describe how I feel after writing 2000+ words. You know, folding them into a metaphorical paper airplane and sending them on their way - into a nearby ditch, tree or Medium's vast ecosystem of composting articles and poems. I'll remember that.
I'll also remember your story, which is very cool and inspirational - in a water cooler, hey it could happen to me, sort of way. 😊