Hello Mr. White, thank
you for having me on your blog today.
I am an author of young adult scifi/fantasy stories, but
something that most people don’t know about me is that I have a fondness for
archaeology. I love to ask people ‘what if’
questions when it comes
to subjects in archaeology. Like this one: What if you were given a 1972 Chevy
Impala that had a Michael Jackson CD, a
small stuffed hippo on roller blades, and a can of cream cheese frosting on the
front seat? What would you think? Would it inspire you to do or write anything
of interest? For me the answer would be no. I have been working on a great
young adult fantasy series where an 18 year old girl suffers emotional duress
from a case of mistaken identity in an alternate reality. So no inspiration
there, but what if someone a thousand years from now were to find these items.
Now we are talking! It would tell archaeologist so much about our time, but my
only worry is would they get it right?
Let’s change the view for a moment. Imagine that
something really big happens like a sudden ice age and Washington DC is covered
in ice for a thousand years. After those thousand years a team of
archaeologists and anthropologist dig out the Lincoln memorial. What would they
think?
Now let me apply what modern archaeologists have come to
surmised from ancient Greece. The team of archaeologists and anthropologists
would think that the Lincoln memorial was the temple of a God. Look at the
evidence that was left behind. People from all over the world have come to pay
homage to him. There are pictures of him everywhere, even in peoples home. His
face even appears on money.
Keeping this scenario in mind, what would those future
archaeologist and anthropologist think of the 1972 Chevy Impala with a small stuffed
pink hippo on roller blades, the Michael Jacksons Thriller CD, and a can of
Betty Crocker cream cheese frosting found inside?
I know if I were them I would be really confused. The car
is from 1972. The CD was made after the year 2000 but the music was released on
November 30, 1982. The tag on the fuzzy pink hippo says 1992, and sadly the can
of cream cheese frosting went bad about 998 years ago.
Whew! It is confusing even to this modern day
archaeologist, but the writer side of me might just be inspired after all.
Happy writing everyone let your light so shine.
From: An enigmatic old hag
Linna Drehmel
[PS Linna's post is indeed under 500 words. Any other takers?--ed]
Authors bio-
Linna Drehmel was born at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho in 1973 and grew up surrounded by military. Her father served for 22 years in the Air Force, her mother was a military police officer in the Marines, and her older brother served for 10 years in the Navy. She draws inspiration from her family's many years of proud service in the military. She has spent much of her life studying anthropology and has a particular fondness for archaeology. She loves to find ways to intertwine anthropological and archaeological themes into her writing. She also has a strong understanding of what the reader likes, as she herself is an avid reader.
