In media res translated from the Latin means into the middle of things. In literary terms it's a mid-point in the story where things are already in action, usually at an important, decisive moment. You don't know why that body is lying on the floor when the movie opens, but perhaps you will find out when you carefully review the events leading up to that point.
My life story is in media res. I'm on the floor, and I don't know how I got here. Not exactly. The scenes are there, for sure, replaying in an endless loop, yet there is too much that has landed on the cutting-room floor to solve the mystery.
So here I am halfway into the middle of this tunnel, and there's no way I can climb over the pile of memories and longing and missed opportunities and all the other emotional detritus to get back to the beginning. I have no choice but to feel my way through the shadows and piece together the missing scenes to finish this tale with a happy ending.
My life story is in media res. I'm on the floor, and I don't know how I got here. Not exactly. The scenes are there, for sure, replaying in an endless loop, yet there is too much that has landed on the cutting-room floor to solve the mystery.
So here I am halfway into the middle of this tunnel, and there's no way I can climb over the pile of memories and longing and missed opportunities and all the other emotional detritus to get back to the beginning. I have no choice but to feel my way through the shadows and piece together the missing scenes to finish this tale with a happy ending.
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