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Mark VanLaeys's avatar

Lots of food for thought here Joyce. You challenge us to think, what's the deal with that?

Up until I read this post, I thought I'd be satisfied with either - "It was complicated", or "it took longer than I thought," but now I'm thinking I should leave something for posterity instead of just for a few laughs by those who knew me. Thanks for the prompt.

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Joyce Wycoff's avatar

Thanks, Mark … just putting this together made me think about what I’ll leave behind also.

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Aussie Jo's avatar

These epitaphs were funny, or not, with some what the hell ones as well

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

This line here hit me in a whole different way; “When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.”

That is beautiful.

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Joyce Wycoff's avatar

It wowed me, too.

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Beedledee Beedledum's avatar

Curiosity killed neither her or the cat. :)

May as well have some fun!

I love your examples. (There was an epitaph challenge of 6 word epitaphs awhile back.; many were published.) I can think of so many!

she couldn't make up her mind

I wonder what happens next

on to the next adventure

but i'm not finished yet

lover of the earth

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Joyce Wycoff's avatar

love these … and I would choose “but I’m not finished yet.”

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Beedledee Beedledum's avatar

me too. I bet most of us would choose that one.

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Barbara Muller's avatar

Dearest Joyce, this essay is brilliant and so inspiring. Honored to be mentioned with my late husband Robert Muller. I do say”yes with enthusiasm” especially when you mentioned you wanted to live in Santa Barbara again. And here you are less than 20 minutes from me. For you I would write “Wild Dreamer, Artist, and

Writer who makes us say’WOW’ “

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Joyce Wycoff's avatar

Barbara … love your suggestions … especially “Wild Dreamer”

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Joyce Wycoff's avatar

Grow where you're planted.

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