Life is filled with mysteries and unanswered questions. This is my own experience, if nothing else. These mysteries come in all sizes, from the petty to the cosmic in scale, varying in philosophical and existential significance.
“Where did we come from?”
“How do I work this?”
“Where is the matching sock to this one?”
“Where did I leave my keys?”
“How do I say this?”
“How do I get there?”
“Friend or foe?”
“Have I forgotten to pack something I definitely need?”
“What is my favorite color/food/book/movie…?”
“What are the steps to making a perfect cup of coffee?”
“Where the hell did I put my Kindle?”
It’s that last wee mystery that’s been on my mind for a couple days now. I have a clear recollection of where was before it seemed to completely disappear. 🤔 I have, so far, avoided creating chaos by tearing apart every room in the house… but I haven’t yet found it. Honestly, it can’t have gone far. Fucking thing has a bright pink cover autographed in black sharpie by several nerdcore rappers; hard to miss. Definitely doesn’t look like anything else.
Where is it??
I have a potentially misleading memory of knocking it to the floor carelessly as I dozed off one evening… I have looked everywhere that could have occurred, and even moved furniture to look under things. It’s so very much not any of those places I’ve been gaslighting myself wondering if I only dreamt that detail. I am overly certain that it is not packed in any of my camping gear… and I am second-guessing that now, too.
Where is it??
Again and again I refrain from getting stuck in an anxiety loop; it’s just a Kindle after all, and quite an old one. My Traveling Partner gave it to me for Giftmas about 10 years ago. It’s replaceable, although the cover is not (it’s autographed). Still, it’s just a thing. It isn’t even my only access to the ebooks in my library.
Where is it??
It’s the mystery vexing me, more than the potential loss. Misplacing things is not particularly uncommon for me. I have a pretty exceptional built in “finder”, so these sorts of really challenging mysteries are fairly rare, but I do have a couple lasting memories of weird losses, found much (much) later in the oddest place… This is looking to be one of those.
Strangely, I am less anxious about losing my Kindle than I am deeply curious about where the hell it will turn out to be. 😆
…In the meantime, I’ll be camping for a few days without being easily able to take along almost infinite reading material; I’ll have to actually choose a book I want to read such that I am willing to carry it. Choices.
It’s time to let this go and begin again.
Evening Light 
OHMYGOD IT’S THE LITTLE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!😳😳😳😄😄😄 That was the running commentary in my house my entire life growing up, and still is to this day!!!!! I think the book was actually called The Borrower’s “ but not 100% sure on that!! It’s either them or it’s where you were sitting and you’ll find it when you slide your hand down inside the couch/chair where the arm meets the cushions! Lol!!!!!! Just really wanting to let you know that, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!!!!!! Things like that drive a lot of us crazy!!!!!😆😆😆😆😆
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I giggle at the thought. I have also wondered if I inadvertently dropped it “through a hole in reality” perhaps, and wondered what a stranger coming across it in some other might think of it. 😆