What if? It's the basis of many stories. We ask. We ponder. We wonder.
On Tuesdays I throw one out there. What if? It may be speculative. It may stem from something I see. It may be something I pull from the news.
Make of it what you will. If a for instance is not specified, interpret that instance as you wish. And if the idea turns into a story, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements 😉
I spent the weekend at my uncle's. I'm out of ideas, so I asked him to give us a question...
What if a void suddenly appeared where one wasn't before?
I've had that happen. Or, at least the feeling of not seeing something I knew was there before, but not quite remembering what I wasn't seeing. I think, or say aloud if I'm with someone, "Something is missing." Wherever this is just looks different. A tree may been cut down, one I drove by for years and didn't really pay attention, but the lack of it there is noted somewhere in my brain. That's the sort of "void" I see, or don't, as the case may be!
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ReplyDeleteYears ago we lived in Northwest Arkansas, before its rapid growth due to Wal-Mart really got going. We returned 27 years later. There were lots of voids - buildings gone, wooded areas gone, long standing businesses gone, plus all the new highways, businesses, and more. It almost made me dizzy (literally) the night we arrived.
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