Wouldn’t it be nice to wave your hand and have all of life’s problems disappear? Wouldn’t you give anything to wiggle your nose and miraculously housetrain the new puppy? (I just got a new puppy so this wish would be at the top of my list. I swear if that little stinker sneaks away to do his business in my closet one more time… )
I used to think that if I knew magic I’d use it every day. Laundry would wash itself, get ironed to perfection and dance up the stairs to the bedrooms. My home would suddenly be in Architectural Digest and sit on a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. I wouldn’t even bother entering the lottery. After all, if I could wish myself rich, I wouldn’t waste my time standing in line at the local convenience store, waiting to do a Quick Pick. And think of all the books I could write if they magically wrote themselves and, of course, dominated the best seller lists!
But I had to wonder. After all my selfish pleasures were attended to, would I use my magic for good?or to create mayhem? We all have a good and a dark side to us, so which one would win out?
After giving this question some thought, I’ve decided I’m better off not having magical powers. Sometimes, even when you intend to do positive things with your powers?whether they’re magical or not?the opposite result happens. How many times have you tried to help someone and had it turn out horribly wrong? Good intentions don’t always equal good results.
So maybe this is why I write the stories I do. I can possess all the magic I want through my characters’ lives. I can safely wiggle my nose, cast a spell and know that, if anything does goes wrong?and what fun would it be if it didn’t??I still have the power to make things right. For instance, in my latest book, Magical Mayhem, containing two stories of love and magic, I explore the possibilities of having magic in different ways. In Wailing for Love, the heroine already possesses a magical power, but would rather be mortal. The heroine in To Fat and Back, on the other hand, suffers through the unintended consequences of someone else’s magic. Either way, mayhem is created, endured and, thankfully, overcome.
What about you? Which do you think you would create? Magical happiness or magical mayhem?
Beverly Rae
www.beverlyrae.com
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MAGICAL MAYHEM – http://tinyurl.com/maqrun – Two magical stories in one paperback.
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