Goodreads asked Sarah Shell Teague:

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

Sarah Shell Teague Discussion of this question led to some intriguing scenarios: a co-worker's knowledge of a person who lived in a duplex whose former owner used the home at random while current owner was at work, for one. The inhabitant of the other side of the duplex, who was blind, ultimately tipped off the current owner by asking, "Why did you come home and take a bath midday?" Perhaps questions from nosy neighbors are a good thing! The biggest mystery in my life is probably the difficulty of believing. That subject has been explored exhaustively with reference to writing. Can create a tendency toward naval-gazing. But always a great subject for thought and discussion.

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