Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Denied


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 group to which you desperately want to belong refuses to admit you?

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  1. Alex J. CavanaughMarch 1, 2022 at 10:46 AM

    Tough one as I can't think of any group I'd want to belong to that I couldn't.

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    1. Liz A.March 1, 2022 at 11:50 AM

      That's nice. It's not true for lots of people, though.

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  2. J E OneilMarch 1, 2022 at 11:12 AM

    That is literally the story of my life.

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  3. MicaMarch 1, 2022 at 1:27 PM

    I guess I've never really experienced that since I left school, haha! Its the kind of struggle kids deal with a lot I think. I'm lucky the boys are younger, everyone is friends and they haven't really split into little groups yet but I'm sure it will happen one day!

    Hope that your week is going well! The flood waters have gone down here so we are no longer flooded in which is awesome :)

    Away From The Blue

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    1. Liz A.March 1, 2022 at 5:26 PM

      Yes, it can very much be a school thing. Or a high society thing.

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  4. AlanaMarch 1, 2022 at 2:50 PM

    I would think, my life is way more than half over, and I wouldn't have time for trying again and again.

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    1. Liz A.March 1, 2022 at 5:27 PM

      There gets to be a point where it's no longer worth the effort. This might be more of a young person's question.

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  5. peppylady (Dora)March 1, 2022 at 4:11 PM

    I wouldn't loose any sleep over it. I figure if group like that one would have to put on act. I don't any part of it.
    Coffee is on and stay safe

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  6. Su-sieee! MacMarch 1, 2022 at 7:50 PM

    I’d want the character to be less needy at the end of her story.

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  7. Jennifer HawesMarch 2, 2022 at 4:50 AM

    Then you'd write a great kid's book about it. Awaiting this book to be written now.

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    1. Liz A.March 2, 2022 at 9:26 AM

      Ah yes, that is a recurring theme, isn't it?

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  8. PamMarch 2, 2022 at 7:08 AM

    I would be pissed but I would consider that okay, cause if they don't want me, I don't want them.

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    1. Liz A.March 2, 2022 at 9:26 AM

      That's the ideal response. Whether or not it always works out that way...

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  9. BirgitMarch 2, 2022 at 10:46 AM

    I would feel bad for the moment, talk to my good friends and start to realize that there would be no reason to be that snotty to me so they can go to hell:))

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    1. Liz A.March 2, 2022 at 12:22 PM

      I think it's an age thing, too. At a certain age, we no longer care for those sorts of exclusionary groups.

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