Photography And Half-Thoughts By Mitchell Hegman

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Thursday, November 21, 2024

A Special Place Reserved in Hell

I’ve always contended that a special place in hell should be reserved for anyone who loses a piece from a jigsaw puzzle. By “special place,” I mean a section of hell where all you have to eat is earthworms, and the sound of squealing tires is piped in for all eternity. This punishment especially applies to those who pass along a puzzle with a missing piece for someone else to assemble.

However, recent events have forced me to reconsider. It turns out I am one of those cursed individuals responsible for gifting someone a puzzle with a missing piece. The evidence? A nondescript puzzle piece I found after rearranging my dining room furniture. I can’t even identify which puzzle it belongs to, but I’m fairly certain I handed off that puzzle to someone else—I do that with almost every puzzle I complete.

This revelation has me rethinking my earlier judgment. Perhaps puzzle-piece misplacers aren’t as nefarious as I once believed. In light of this, I’m considering softening the punishment. Maybe, at the very least, the menu in that special section of hell could expand a bit.

The Missing Piece

—Mitchell Hegman

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