Time Capsules

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Time is a funny thing.

A year ago, I didn’t know how long I could last posting weekly on writing related topics. But I made it – we all made it, and we’re still going strong. And with Jessica in the group, the cumulative awesome is a thing of beauty.

Sometimes, it’s impossible to envision how things will be in a year, much less ten or more. The reality is always different than what our imaginations and expectations conjure.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot in the past week, between the anniversary of Anxiety Ink and Margaret Atwood’s announcement that her next book will not be seen for a hundred years.

The concept of the project is seriously amazing. Every year between 2014 and 2114, an outstanding author will be invited to contribute to this future library. The trees have been planted that will eventually become the paper on which the books are published. Click the link above to go to the article in The Guardian that explains it in more detail. Seriously, click it. It’s fascinating.

I don’t know if I could do it. (Not that I’ll ever be invited, but contemplating in the land of What If.) With all the work and effort that goes into writing a novel, I think I would want to know that at least someone read and appreciated it. Although if I knew I would live to 130 with my mind and body mostly intact, I might do it.

But now I want to reach 130 just to have the opportunity to read those books!

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