Past Prompts

Spring break is considered a wild time, a chance to let off steam. Was spring break a big deal for you and your friends? Where did you go, and what did you do? Did you take trips with your kids, or did they take wild trips of their own? Think back … which spring break adventure was your most memorable? Share your spring break stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

March is National Women’s History Month. We all have women we admire, some famous and some not. Whether from your personal life, the history books, or politics, who is a woman you admire? Why? Think back…What woman has had a great impact on your life? Share your story of that special woman forward Start Writing Read Stories

In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, “Beware the Ides of March” was the warning the soothsayer gave to Caesar. His assassination on March 15th was the ultimate betrayal by men he considered his friends. Betrayal can be large or small. Think back… Friends who disappointed you. Warnings you ignored. Politicians who didn’t keep their promises. Share your betrayal stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

At some point we all “launched” and moved away from our parents’ homes and college dorms. You might have found your own apartment or moved in with friends or a lover. Where did you land? Was the place a hovel, a house share, or something in between? Think back … to remember what was fantastic or funny or awful. Share your story of your first apartment forward. Start Writing Read Stories

The Roman philosopher Seneca said "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." The re-launch of Retrospect mixes old memories with new beginnings, past stories with new possibilities. Think back ... When in your life did you begin anew? What ideas do you have for new beginnings in the future? Share your starting over stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories