Goodreads asked Caroline Bock:

What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?

Caroline Bock I sometimes feel my entire life is a mystery. My father called me 'The Instigator' and I always thought I knew why: I started things. I got everyone (meaning my younger siblings) into trouble. Why did he trust me, when he didn't trust anyone, especially women? Why did he stay to raise a family by himself, after my mother was struck down by an aneurysm, why didn't he run? Why did he put any faith in the little girl he called 'The Instigator'? Obviously, a mystery of sorts. My father is dead now, and I am left to grapple with this all. I don't know if this is answer you wanted, but it is the question so connected to why write? Why write when one could do so many other, easier things (am procrastinating now from my 'real' writing). I could go on... but enough. Back to the actual writing, you Instigator.

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