Three Lost Socks. Photo by Louise Peacock

Missing Socks Saga

Louise Peacock
SNAPSHOTS
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2 min readFeb 8, 2019

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I am sure I am not the first person to write about the missing-sock phenomenon, but today we have freezing rain here and there is no incentive to go out, so, things like laundry are on my mind.

While putting away the latest dry laundry, I found of course, several single, unpaired socks.

So, what actually happens to those missing socks? This seems to be a mystery with no solution.

We even have a box where odd socks are kept in the hopes of one day finding missing ones. We rarely - if ever - find any.

The Sock Box. Photo by Louise Peacock.

Do these socks grab a knapsack and head out for adventure?

Do they somehow manage to get out of the washing machine and go down the drain?

Is there an underground sock saving network that helps them to escape to a sock haven?

This remains a mystery to me and countless others.

Can anyone help?

Missing sock graphic by Bruce M. Walker.
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Louise Peacock
SNAPSHOTS

Louise Peacock is a writer, garden designer, Reiki practitioner, singer-songwriter & animal activist. Favorite insult “Eat cake & choke” On Medium since 2016.