Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Caught


At the heart of much speculative fiction (and fiction in general) is a question. What if? On Tuesdays I like to throw one out there and see what you make of it. Do with it as you please. If a for-instance is not specified, feel free to interpret that instance as you wish. And if you find this becomes a novel-length answer, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements. 😉

What if the one thing you were trying to avoid ended up figuratively falling into your lap?

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  1. songbird's crazy worldAugust 24, 2021 at 8:25 AM

    Oh my...

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  2. LisaAugust 24, 2021 at 11:01 AM

    Hopefully, since I'd been avoiding it, I'd have already thought about the "what ifs" and made plans just in case. It's just one of those things, a Murphy's Law.

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  3. peppylady (Dora)August 24, 2021 at 5:10 PM

    I would get rid of it or figure it meant to be.
    Coffee is on and stay safe

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  4. BirgitAugust 24, 2021 at 8:33 PM

    It has happened and it made me feel physically ill.

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  5. Rajani RehanaAugust 25, 2021 at 1:56 AM

    God bless you

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  6. RedAugust 25, 2021 at 1:59 AM

    If it's a big thing, I feel confident that I could roll with the punches. If it's something small that I'm avoiding, like ants in the kitchen, I'd fight it tooth and nail.

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    1. Liz A.August 25, 2021 at 2:14 PM

      Ants in the kitchen... That's not a good thing. We finally had to resort of an exterminator. That was worth it.

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  7. PamAugust 25, 2021 at 10:06 AM

    Yikes....so many ways to look at your questions! haha...if it keeps falling in my lap I would like to think I could deal with it by thinking that maybe it is for a reason and that I can handle whatever it is. Or I could look at it as thinking the universe is after me and with this being dropped in my life all the time it was out to do me in. Now, which way would I look at it? That always depends on where I am with my body at that time. I tend to always try and find the good in things that could be bad. Most days feeling bad I still try to smile and find the good....but on those really rough days, I might look at this question as it being a target on me!

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    1. Liz A.August 25, 2021 at 2:15 PM

      Yeah, there are lots of for-instances here. In my case, it's an "I can handle it". Luckily.

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    2. PamAugust 27, 2021 at 6:58 AM

      I pick up from you that you are a strong person, maybe a bit of an introvert, but when pushed to adjust to something you can "handle it"..

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    3. Liz A.August 28, 2021 at 11:10 AM

      Eh... maybe...

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  8. AlanaAugust 26, 2021 at 2:41 PM

    I would say some choice words not suitable for this blog and then I would have to face whatever it is. My way tends to be internet research and, if that doesn't work, ask people I know for advice. By the way, where I live, it's common to get ants in the house every spring. So we have the ant traps ready. Not fun - good luck!

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    1. Liz A.August 26, 2021 at 5:14 PM

      Luckily, we don't get ants in the place I currently live. We have other, bigger, more disgusting bugs, though.

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