A to Z Challenge Blog 2024The Letter R

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This is the last post of the third week of this year’s challenge and incidentally, the last one with video music.

Today’s letter is R. There were a few R words I could’ve used that are all critical to my current WIP: reflection, reincarnation, reality, and recall, but the one I chose to focus on is remembering.

Memories are what give meaning to our life’s experiences and the ability to remember times, places, events, and people is what makes us who we are. The saddest part of growing old is forgetting things–not just why the hell did I come into the kitchen, but significant things like names. I have never been good at remembering names, but I do recall faces. Sadly, Mother Nature and Father Time aren’t always kind to us. Other than the color of her hair, my sister hasn’t changed. She’s always looked the same. My brother-in-law is a different matter.

In her later years, my mother remembered things that had never happened. She took a strand of truth and embroidered an entirely different life for herself. Working on my newest book, I’m wondering if those memories weren’t past life experiences. Memories of all kinds are important. Here are today’s songs about remembering and memories.

Come back Monday for my look at the letter S.

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Published by Susanne Matthews

Hi! I live in Eastern Ontario. I'm married with three adult children and five wonderful grandchildren. I prefer warm weather, and sunshine but winter gives me time to write. If I’m listening to music, it will be something from the 1960s or 1970s. I enjoy action movies, romantic comedies, but I draw the line at slasher flicks and horror. I love science fiction and fantasy as well. I love to read; I immerse myself in the text and, as my husband says, the house could fall down around me, and I’d never notice. My preferences are as varied as there are genres, but nothing really beats a good romance, especially one that is filled with suspense. I love historical romance too, and have read quite a few of those. If I’m watching television, you can count on it being a suspense — I’m not a fan of reality TV, sit-coms, or game shows. Writing gives me the most pleasure. I love creating characters that become real and undergo all kinds of adventures. It never ceases to amaze me how each character can take on its own unique personality; sometimes, they grow very different from the way I pictured them! Inspiration comes from all around me; imagination has no bounds. If I can think it, imagine it, I can write it!

8 thoughts on “A to Z Challenge Blog 2024The Letter R”

  4. Music captures memories with feelings and words that are never forgotten even when they are. These are all excellent choices for remembrance.

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    1. You’re right. As I searched for the songs I used, they did bring back memories. In fact, I used that as a writing tool in one of my novels, Same Time Next Year. Every song can mean something special to someone.

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