Bucket List / Fragrance
By Tom Hildebrand — May 20, 2025 Writing Workshop
Written during a Speak Up writing community workshop.
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What is one item on your bucket list? Describe and explain why you want to do it.
Spend a year traveling in Australia.
I’ve worked with Aussies on cruise ships and they have a welcoming and adventurous outlook. Diving. Sky and Scuba. I’ve done both. Sky diving: for the sheer adrenaline, view free fall and floating back to earth. Scuba Diving: for the experience of the Great Barrier Reef before it’s destroyed.
Scuba is the closest thing to walking on the moon here on earth. The sound of of the sea, the quiet, the bubbles from the regulator and one’s breathing is a beautiful zen experience. The sea creatures or finding yourself in the eye of a tornado of shimmering schools of silver fish above with the sun hitting the water is a strobe light display that only God could create.
As a former dancer, tumbler and thrill seeker, being able to suspend my body in time and space, with a no impact landing, is a gift.
Being one of Gods creatures? Priceless.
If you had to create a fragrance that reflects who you are, what would it smell like? What’s in it? What’s the name of this fragrance?
Sandalwood, pine, basil, dill, mint, sea salt, sweat and rosemary because it makes me frisky.
Name: Oh My!