Wires still dangle from the walls there. It was a smart TV that connected to my Netflix and social media accounts, and it had a microphone and camera. In my room, there is a nightstand with a drawer that is lined with a special metallic fabric that prevents any devices in the drawer from sending or receiving electronic signals. As part of my bedtime ritual, I leave my devices in there. Across the room in my closet are my old electronics from my life before. An unplugged Amazon Alexa sits alone, buried among a pile of other electronic rubbish—tablets, phones, a smartwatch—that
