 Mystery: November 01, 2023 Issue [#12249] |
This week: The Never Explained Edited by: Carol St.Ann  
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“The unexplained phenomena in the world should not be dismissed, but rather explored with an open mind.” —Joseph Glanvill
“Holy men tell us life is a mystery. They embrace that concept happily. But some mysteries bite and bark and come to get you in the dark.” —Dean Koontz
“It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.” —Diane Ackerman |
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I’ll be writing this month about every day mysteries. You know the ones; they crop up daily. Tiny seemingly insignificant huh moments that catch your attention but with no logical or sensible explanation. They taunt you for a day or two, maybe even enough to make mention of it to a friend or colleague. Then, you shrug them off to the “huh-moments file” in the back of your mind, because you know you’ll never actually know what that was about.
One of these little incidental mysteries happened to me back when I was 20. Bothers me to this day. Whatever was behind it remains a mystery. When I think of it, different explanations come to me, each more intriguing than the last.
Sometimes I write some thing, but most times I just ponder the possibilities. I wrote "The River House Ghost" after one such moment. I was 20 then, and it inspired several other shorts through the years. Possibilities always come to mind when I think of it. I can’t help but jot them down when that happens. Mixed with the notion that I’ll never know, it’s an irresistible recipe for sure.
Just the other day, I was walking my dog along our usual route when up ahead I noticed a shadow that seemed to have no visible origin. The more I studied it, the more intrigued I became. It was daylight. The shadow was still, unlike the trees and flags that swayed in the gentle autumn breeze. It wasn’t quite aligned with other shadows, but I saw no light source other than the sun. Nothing reflecting the sunlight. When we walked past it, we didn’t disturb it. That is to say we neither added nor detracted from the shadow. It was as though we were transparent.
Now, writers that you all are, you know there’s a half dozen stories just itching to be written right there. And we can take them anywhere we want. Novel, short story, poem… it’s ours to do with as we please.
Thanks for reading. Hope you meet a pesky mystery today!
Happy writing until we meet again!
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How about you? Ever experience one of life’s little mysteries? Wonder what it was about? Try to figure the reason behind it?
Ever write about it? (If you have, please write in to this newsletter and send me the link. I’d love to read and review it.) |
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