Lists Can Be Difficult, Daunting, Compulsive, Even Ridiculous

But Medium makes listing all your stories easy and beneficial.

Crumpled off-white rectangular paper with a large black title print across the top, “Party Supplies”. Below the title are three columns with check boxes, listing 16 well known top brands of alcohol, two sodas, coke and seven up, red cups, ice and party hats.
Wild Party Supply List (courtesy sj-objio-Unsplash modified by WitzFineArts)

Anyone who has ever been married knows about the dreaded Honey-Do list. Yup, that nagging list of things the wife or partner expects or wishes a husband or partner would get done around the house. You know that kind of list:

⬜ Take out the garbage;

⬜ Wash the dishes and don’t forget about the pots;

⬜ Fix the garden sprinklers;

⬜ Trim the scary tree branch tapping the bathroom’s shower window;

⬜ Replace the red cellophane duct-taped tail light with the proper brake light lens;

⬜ Get rid of that stupid truck sitting on blocks in the driveway.

Yes, THAT Honey-Do list.

However, not all lists are beneficial, necessary, daunting, or ridiculous. I mean honestly, do we really have to make and/or follow all these lists? There are millions of lists in the world… “How to (blank)”, “The Five Best or Ten Best (blank)”, “List of (this, that or the other thing)”. You name it, there are lists everywhere about everything. There are even lists of lists listed on a list… mind boggling!

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Patrick C. Witz - Author, Artist, Photographer
Patrick C. Witz - Author, Artist, Photographer

Written by Patrick C. Witz - Author, Artist, Photographer

Short story award winner who loves bringing words to life by: strumming emotions; sculpting characters; using captivating dialogue; painting colorful settings.