Shawn L. Bird

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everything in an instant July 15, 2012

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“Everything that ever has been and everything that ever will be happens in an instant.”

Brian Keaney in The Cracked Mirror p. 15

 In an instant, everything changes.  You meet eyes with a stranger.  The baby is born.   The car swerves into your lane.  You make the phone call.  You send the email.  You drop the manuscript in the mail.  The child dashes into the street.  The news arrives.  A letter arrives.

Whether it’s real life or whether it’s fiction, in an instant, everything changes.  What happens next?  How you choose to respond creates the next chapter of the story.

In an instant, everything has changed.  What’s next?