The exercise:
Write about: a forgotten place.
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Sunday April 14th, 2013
The exercise:
Write about: a forgotten place.
Because all the way up to Penticton today I could not, for the life of me, remember the name of the coffee shop I wanted to go to.
It was Opus, just for the record.
Mine:
In my years of research I have uncovered many maps, each created by a different hand. Though they all depict the same place, they have personal touches; landmarks deemed significant by one are ignored by the rest.
Unless, of course, the landscape changed drastically between each cartographer's arrival. Unlikely, certainly, but I refuse to place anything beyond the realm of possibility when this mysterious area is involved.
In musty basements, in secret backrooms, even, once, on a blustery rooftop, I have studied them all. From faded black ink to vibrant red, labelled in elegant letters or nearly indecipherable scratchings, they are my dearest friends. I could never choose a favorite.
Despite their differences, they do share one aspect in common. One infuriating quality unites them. One... flaw, a man might call it.
As they approach the center of each drawing, roads end, trees disappear, landmarks vanish, leaving a gaping hole in each explorer's history of this land. As though, upon departing, each one has forgotten that this parcel of land exists.
I have made it my mission, my life's work, to discover why. What is it about this uncharted domain that must remain hidden? Its secret will not escape my curious grasp.
Though I must admit... I have a lingering suspicion that this is not the first time I have made that declaration.
Write about: a forgotten place.
Because all the way up to Penticton today I could not, for the life of me, remember the name of the coffee shop I wanted to go to.
It was Opus, just for the record.
Mine:
In my years of research I have uncovered many maps, each created by a different hand. Though they all depict the same place, they have personal touches; landmarks deemed significant by one are ignored by the rest.
Unless, of course, the landscape changed drastically between each cartographer's arrival. Unlikely, certainly, but I refuse to place anything beyond the realm of possibility when this mysterious area is involved.
In musty basements, in secret backrooms, even, once, on a blustery rooftop, I have studied them all. From faded black ink to vibrant red, labelled in elegant letters or nearly indecipherable scratchings, they are my dearest friends. I could never choose a favorite.
Despite their differences, they do share one aspect in common. One infuriating quality unites them. One... flaw, a man might call it.
As they approach the center of each drawing, roads end, trees disappear, landmarks vanish, leaving a gaping hole in each explorer's history of this land. As though, upon departing, each one has forgotten that this parcel of land exists.
I have made it my mission, my life's work, to discover why. What is it about this uncharted domain that must remain hidden? Its secret will not escape my curious grasp.
Though I must admit... I have a lingering suspicion that this is not the first time I have made that declaration.
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