Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Regretting Regret


Oh no you're doing it again. You can't time travel, OK. Just this morning, or maybe it was last night, I was back in 1991 meeting my husband Paul. Only this time I had graduated from the U of Iowa with my degree in English with a emphasis in creative writing, instead of dropping out to go live with a boyfriend in Vermont who I was afraid I maybe should not have broken up with. Since I had always wanted to travel I decided to be a travel agent pre-Travolocity. While gaining experience and supporting myself as a travel agent, I gradually attracted recognition as a travel writer. By the time I met my future husband, I had written about my experiences in countries all over the world and was gaining recognition as a short story writer. I had also started a novel and was thinking about settling down more.

Then I catch myself and realize, yes, I did time travel in my mind. What about now? Am I worth anything now?

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