Small Things Like "If" & My A-Z Theme Reveal

A viklit Creation






If

One syllable.

Two letters.

Very small, yet offering amazing possibilities. How would you complete any of these sentences?



If I could be anything I'd be. . .

If I had three wishes they'd be. . .

If I could go anywhere in the universe I'd go. . .

If I could contribute one great thing to this world, I like it to be. . .





Here are my answers:



. . . I'd be me, only a little taller!



. . . they'd be to have four wishes just in case the first three didn't work out.



. . . I'd go to another universe just to see how big things really are out there.



. . . a line of bright, entrepreneurial, philanthropic descendants.







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And now *Drum Roll* my A-Z Theme




But wait, revealing it by just saying what it is, isn't much fun. How about one those clever riddles that my friends over at The Secret DMS Files of Fairday Morrow?



I'm long and short and carry loads far bigger than most things my size.

I twist tongues, delight people who see me, and reveal so much about the inner life.

When I'm in good company I'm exciting, but when I'm not, I soon lose my sparkle.

I have a very large family and a long history.



What am I?


















Sliding on the Edge, C. Lee McKenzie, WestSide Books, Spring '09
The Princess of Las Pulgas, WestSide Books, Fall '10
The First Time, Fall '11 (Anthology story: Premeditated Cat)
Alligators Overhead, Outskirts Press, Fall '12