{"id":11415,"date":"2022-03-09T05:53:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T12:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=11415"},"modified":"2022-03-06T16:54:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T23:54:25","slug":"memory-lane-prompt-635","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/memory-lane-prompt-635\/","title":{"rendered":"Memory Lane . . . Prompt #635"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Today\u2019s Writing Prompt has four parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine you are going on a trip. Cost is no object. You can go anywhere and take anything you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spend a few minutes writing what you would take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Part 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mentally add safety items to your suitcase, or duffle bag, or backpack. You might have already packed some of these things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medical supplies, bandages, antiseptic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flares, flashlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things to protect you: sunscreen, a soft pillow for a cushioned landing in case you fall, a safety net to catch you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Part 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go on a trip down Memory Lane.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose a time in your life when something deeply affected you or was troubling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Write about a difficult time, a pivotal moment, when something happened and you were not the same after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you experience a strong reaction while you are writing, stop writing. Shake out your hands, or look up, take some deep breaths. Look out a window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remind your body that you are safe at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Write about a difficult time, a pivotal moment, when something happened and you were not the same after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Part 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel back in time, again. This time, go to a lovely moment. A time of peace and calm. Who was with you? Or, were you alone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Describe the scene, like you would see it unfold in a play. What do you see? What do you smell? What do you hear? Use sensory detail as you write about this memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bring in smells if you can . . . clean laundry, sheets dried outside on a clothesline, a shirt being ironed, fresh lemons, strawberries. The smell of the ocean, diesel fuel. Freshly mowed lawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bring in sound: The iron hissing on the shirt, the bang of the screen door, the clang of a bell. Waves washing ashore. Bicycle tires crunching on gravel. The crunch of autumn leaves as you walk on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Write about a special time that makes you smile every time you remember this moment, perhaps a time when you felt at peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Write Without Adding Trauma<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing as a Path to Healing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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