Goodreads asked Jenn Thorson:

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

Jenn Thorson I’ve been thinking about this for a couple of days now. I’m fortunate I don’t have outstanding questions in that regard. I was, however, reminded of a humorous item— when I was young, a family friend gifted me an object we had no idea what it was. It was knitted or crocheted of silver yarn— a long flat rectangle with a loop on either end, attached to a second identical item.

Was it an unusual Christmas ornament? A strange bookmark? A bikini top for a stuffed animal? No idea. We didn’t know how to ask her what it was without being rude, particularly because we weren’t sure if she had made it.

To this day, my family doesn’t know what it was.

Not a great plot for a mystery tale, mind you. It also wasn’t great for writing the thank you know. “I appreciate you thinking of me this Christmas with your kind and sparkly gift.” :)

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