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November 11, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a writer, what would you choose as your mascot\/avatar\/spirit animal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wolf. How many of you said wolf? Come on, raise your hands and let me see. Keep them up for a minute so I can get a good look.<\/p>\n

And the answer is … not a wolf.<\/p>\n

But yes, I will still graciously accept the various wolf-related gifts that people like to give me. I know, I’m hard to buy for. Wolf T-shirts, statues, and note cards are great gifts. I have no\u00a0 problem with them.<\/p>\n

But my spirit animal is not an animal at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It’s the dragonfly. An insect. I’ll even accept it’s cousin, the damselfly. Most of us can’t tell the difference, anyway.<\/p>\n

I’ve felt an affinity with these marvelous creatures since childhood. Their<\/p>\n

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Image by Thanks for your Like \u2022 donations welcome<\/a> from Pixabay<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

variety of sparkling colors. The delicacy of their translucent wings. The way they own the air as they dart about, seemly without effort.<\/p>\n

I’ve known people who are creeped out by dragonflies. Not me. I’ve been known to rescue them\u00a0 when they accidentally get stuck inside a building, encouraging them to land on me so I can take them back outside.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And yes, I am aware that at their core, they are deadly predators. Those amazing aerobatic maneuvers are executed in\u00a0 not to entertain us, but to catch and eat another insect. but with mosquitoes and midges being their meals of choice, they serve a helpful purpose to us humans.<\/p>\n

Why do I think a dragonfly is my spirit animal? I don’t know the answer to that question. I didn’t have a dream or vision that revealed it to me, the answer just came to me after watching a Star Trek episode. Yeah, go ahead and google that.<\/p>\n

And what does a dragonfly have to do with writing? Well, maybe it’s that we, as writers, have to snatch at words that dart through our imaginations and capture them to feed our readers’ souls.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I’m curious to find out what the others on this blog hop have as spirit animals or mascots. You can find out, too, by following the links below. Or, hang around for a few minutes and share your spirit animal in the comments.<\/p>\n

November 11, 2019<\/p>\n

As a writer, what would you choose as your mascot\/avatar\/spirit animal?<\/p>\n

Rules:<\/p>\n

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1. Link your blog to this hop.<\/p>\n

2. Notify your following that you are participating in this blog hop.<\/p>\n

3. Promise to visit\/leave a comment on all participants’ blogs.<\/p>\n

4. Tweet\/or share each person’s blog post. Use\u00a0#<\/span>OpenBook<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0when tweeting.<\/p>\n

5. Put a banner on your blog that you are participating.<\/p>\n

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