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Category: Prompts
Caring and sharing . . . Prompt #756
Caring and sharing make emotional journeys bearable. Write about a time someone made you feel cared for. Or, a time you showed care and concern. Bonus points if it was a surprise.
I’ve been struggling . . . Prompt #755
I’ve been struggling with . . . Or, I struggled . . . #iamwriting #iamawriter #justwrite
The thing about grief . . . Prompt #754
Inspired by an email from Susan Bono: I was at Dollar Tree the other day and didn’t have quite enough cash to cover my Halloween garlands. As I fumbled with my card, the cashier said, “I never carry cash anymore.” I said, “I don’t either, but I miss it sometimes.” She looked at me full in the face and said, “There are things I miss every single day about the way things used to be.” I saw such grief in her face before she smiled and urged me to have a nice day. Prompt: Write whatever comes up for you . . . Shopping at the Dollar Tree store Halloween Cash vs credit card I miss . . . The way things used to be . . . The thing about grief is . . . Susan Bono is the author of “What Have We Here: Essays about Keeping House…
As a teen, I would never . . . Prompt #753
Writing Prompt: As a teenager, I would never . . .
Got away with it . . . Prompt #752
Sit back. Relax into your chair. Take a deep breath in. Hold. Release. Empty your mind. Let go of thoughts. Settle your mind. Remember back to your teenage years. Full of promise and full of hope for fun. Hope that special someone notices you. Looking forward to fun times. Hope you won’t get caught doing whatever you weren’t supposed to be doing. Because this was a time to take risks, to sneak past authority, to try new behavior. Prompt: Write about one of those times . . . you got away with something you shouldn’t have been doing.
Delights . . . Prompt #751
There are big delights . . . being treated to a meal, a stimulating conversation where the other person looks right at you and hears you. Medium delights . . . And small delights . . Write about something that delighted you. Writing Prompt: Delights Prompt inspired by “The Book of Delights” by Ross Gay.
Kindness . . . Prompt #750
Write about a time someone was kind to you, especially when you didn’t expect it. Or, write about a kindness you witnessed. Or, a kindness you showed someone. Write Spot prompts about kindness: Kindness. Prompt #482 A Time You Fumbled. Prompt #602 Random Acts of Kindness. Prompt #698 #justwrite #iamawriter #iamwriting
Birth Day . . . Prompt #749
Remember self-care when writing about difficult topics: Get up, walk around. Take a sip of water or herbal tea. Choose something in your surroundings to look at when the writing gets difficult. Look at that focal point as a reminder to breathe. Take a deep breath in. Hold. And release. Take a few more calming breaths. Write this in your notebook or on a piece of paper. What I really want to say . . . I remember . . . I don’t remember . . . If you are stuck with writing, you can use one of these phrases and go from there. Writing Prompt: Birth Day Think about your Birth Day. Maybe you had many birthday parties. Maybe you had a handful of parties, or one or two. Maybe your Birth Day is a big deal and you wildly celebrate. Or, maybe you are the quiet type, preferring…
Change . . . Scary or exciting? Prompt #748
Is change scary or exciting for you? With a palpitating heart, sweaty palms, and a fluttering stomach, I changed the name of my Facebook/Meta Writing Page from “Writers Forum” to: “Marlene Cullen’s Write Spot,” to better reflect what this Facebook page is about. But, I wonder, why was I nervous . . . okay . . . scared to do this? I think the answer is: Consequences. I didn’t know if it would trigger an avalanche of problems. I was willing to take my changes. Sometimes you just have to take the plunge and make a change. Writing Prompt: Is change scary or exciting? Or: Sometimes you have to take the plunge. Write about a time you took a chance and made a change. What happened? #justwrite #iamawriter #iamwriting