(Dear Readers:
Please suspend disbelief now…)
You're up before dawn on a Saturday when the doorbell rings. You haven't brewed your coffee so you wonder if you imagined the sound. Plonking the half-filled carafe in the sink, you go to the front door and cautiously swing it open. No one there. As you cast your eyes to the ground, you see a parcel addressed to you ... from you.
You scoop it up and haul it inside, sensing something legitimate despite the extreme oddness of the situation. Carefully, you pry it open. Inside is a shoebox -- sent from ten years in the future -- and it's filled with items you have sent yourself.
You scoop it up and haul it inside, sensing something legitimate despite the extreme oddness of the situation. Carefully, you pry it open. Inside is a shoebox -- sent from ten years in the future -- and it's filled with items you have sent yourself.
What's in it?
Curious, I opened the envelope marked “Read this First!”
and began to read. It said:
Dear
Jill.
I
found this letter stuck behind the fridge and thought it looked important. Being the superstitious type, I thought perhaps
its contents might change our future life so with great effort I sent it to you
through time and space. I’ll not tell
you anything I know about your/our future lest you screw it all up except this: Under no circumstance should you get that
pixie hair cut you are considering! And
since you never take anyone’s advice, I’ve sent along the hat.
Take
good care. Your family is well.
You/
Me
I regarded the other letter. The return address was smudged and faded,
though I could just make out the words “New York”. It was from February 26, 2013. What news could it hold? Would it really change my life? I opened it and read.
Dear Ms. Haugh,
Thank you for your recent query regarding representation, which we have now had an opportunity to consider. Unfortunately, I don’t think our agency is going to be a right fit for your manuscript. Many thanks and good luck in your endeavor.
Betista Readmore
Bigdeal Literary Agency
I picked up the phone and made a three o’clock
appointment for a haircut. I brought the
hat—just in case.
Sad but funny!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alex. I tried.
Delete~Just Jill
I agree with Alex.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Sara! Hope I didn't bum you out.
Delete~Just Jill
Oh, I'd stick that letter back behind the fridge. And I love pixie haircuts. Go for it. :))
ReplyDeleteTechnically, that letter would have already been stuck behind the fridge...That's where I found it ten years later.
DeleteThanks for stopping by. I shall consider the pixie but I think it will make me look like a big man.
~Just Jill
This was very cute! It was great how you tied both letters together, and it never hurts to bring a hat to a haircut appointment!
ReplyDeleteJulie
Hi Julie, Thanks so much for stopping by!
DeleteAre you speaking from experience?
~Just Jill
Lol. Although I might start hiding all my rejection letters behind the fridge... it seems as good a place as any for them!
ReplyDeleteI use them for toilet paper.
Delete(Ouch)
Thanks for stoppoing by!
~Just Jill
Very cute. Maybe this is the beginning of a new book...or a bad haircut.
ReplyDeleteHi Rosi, Thanks for stopping by. Always nice to hear from you.
DeleteMy worse haircut was a permed mullet back in the eighties.
Yoiks.
~Just Jill
'Under no circumstance should you get that pixie hair cut you are considering!'
ReplyDeleteLoooooove thiiiiiis. (To be read in sing-song.)
Thanks for shootin' from the hip!
Delete~Just Jill
I'm sure the haircut turns out just fine. Though you also probably look adorable in that hat too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining the fest!
Thanks for stopping by Nicki. It's been fun!
Delete~Just Jill
I would definitely stick the letter behind the fridge! and get the haircut and wear the hate! Hair grows back and hats are meant to be worn!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend, and Happy writing!
Thanks for the advice Tyrean!
Delete~Just Jill
Thanks for the advice and for stopping by!
ReplyDelete~Just Jill
The hair will be fab.
ReplyDeleteThe letter was kind of sad. Bet you get another at some point that offers a contract. :)
I'll chicken out on the pixie. Just fiction after all...
Deletehaha. love that your future self sent you that hat. I think your haircut's going to be just fabulous though.
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www.thewritingnut.com
Thanks for the vote of confidence, and thanks for stopping by!
Delete~Just Jill
I cracked up about the pixie hair cut and the hat! I bet both would look great. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the optomistic viewpoint, Julie!
Delete~Just Jill
I really enjoyed this. But ya know, it's pretty bad when someone is too stubborn to even accept advise from one's own older, and hopefully wiser, self...
ReplyDeleteI wish someone had warned me against getting MY last pixie cut. Thanks goodness, it's all grown out again.
Count me in as your newest groupie. Nice to meetcha.
Like I always say..."What do I know?"
DeleteThanks for stopping by. Loved your site too!
(I was inspired by your email badge to put on one of my own!)
~Just Jill
I'm sure the hair will turn out just fine...
ReplyDeleteThe two letters are linked in some way... that was a nice touch!
Thanks for stopping by Michelle!
Delete~Just Jill
Well done! Deftly done! Enjoyable - and I wasn't expecting it! Thank you for a discreet grin, too ('Bigdeal' literary agency...) Always something enjoyable to sample. But don't get that pixie cut. Buy the diamond instead...
ReplyDeleteOoh! I don't think I've ever been "deft" before. I like it!
DeleteThanks for stopping 'round, Diana.
~Just Jill
LOL!!!! Loved it!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks D.L! Glad you got a laugh out of it!
Delete~Just Jill
I'm joining the chorus that loves the pixie hair and hat!! Great job!
ReplyDeleteNew Follower here. *waves*
Hi Kitty, Thanks for following. I'm still bummed about the avocado!
DeleteWho knew?
~Just Jill
With a strong message like that, I don't think I'd get the haircut.
ReplyDeletehttp://joycelansky.blogspot.com/2013/03/back-from-future.html
Thanks Joyce. If only I had a donut, sans teeth, of course!
Delete~Just Jill
I would definitely have got the haircut- no one learns much without mistakes, or rejections. I think future you lets you make mistakes because that's how your life turns out for the best :-)
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree, but I'm chickening out on the pixie. I'm more of a giant.
Delete~Just Jill
An interesting take on the future messages. Dropping by via the BTTF blogfest. Nice to meet you.
ReplyDeletethat was interesting and fun!
ReplyDeleteyou dont want any spoilers =)
good for you!
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ReplyDeleteFunny...but not too optimistic. I've had days like that. You could always wear the hat and Pretend it's a pixie :)
ReplyDeleteVery clever concept and cute story. Thanks for sharing it. Have a happy new year.
ReplyDeleteI love Back to teh Future. And hats. Do you have a picture of that?
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!