From 642 tiny things to write about (San Francisco Writer's Grotto)
You're going to die next week, and you need to destroy a few things before your family finds them. What? I guess everyone has secrets - small or big ones. Though, when thinking about what I would have to hide, I have to realise that it is, in fact, very little I would like to hide. I think I would delete some things on my laptop, my Harry Potter fan fiction, for instance, that I am writing when I am bored or in an obsessive Harry Potter fever. I am not necessarily embarrassed by this (otherwise I wouldn't share it here) but I'd rather no one read it. For once, this kind of writing is just for me - at least for now. I would destroy my diaries, for sure, as they say a lot of things that might hurt people who are dear to me. I usually only write in my diary when I am sad or upset, so my family and friends would get a pretty dark impression of my life. There are also some videos and photos I would erase from my hard drive, if being given the time. When you grow up on a farm with the closest bus twenty minutes away and you get your hands on a camera, the outcome can be quite disturbing. However, if I were to die next week, my concerns were more about sharing some things with people rather than destroying them. I would hand all my manuscripts to my family, begging them to finish at least some of them and trying to publish those which are completed. I would tell people how I feel about them and let them know I love them. I would want to make sure that I have come clean with everything before I depart.
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AuthorIn September 2015 I started a new chapter of my life by moving (temporarily or permanently, not yet decided) to England where I work and socialise now. Archives
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