Past Prompts

This week marks a year since Donald Trump's inauguration. Think back ... to a significant year in your life. Your senior year of high school, or a gap year. Your first year of marriage, or the year you broke up. Your child's or grandchild's first year. Your favorite year or a year of loss. A year of heaven or a year from hell. Or, reflect on the last year and how you survived it. Pick a year and share it forward. Start Writing Read Stories

Vacations ... the very word conjures beaches, mountains, cosmopolitan cityscapes, desolate wilderness. No wonder vacations loom large in our memories. From deep in the doldrums of winter, think back ... What was your best vacation? What was your worst vacation disaster? What vacation changed your life? Share your vacation stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

Happy New Year! As of today, purchasing recreational cannabis is legal in California, and some form is now legal in 29 states. Think back ... What was your first experience with pot? Did you inhale? Where and with whom? Do you use it now? For fun or for medicine? What have you told your kids about drug use? Share your marijuana stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

Traditionally, the holidays are a time for wishing and dreaming. Think back ... what have you wished for over the years? Which dreams were fulfilled? Which were not? Did any of them backfire? How have your dreams changed over the years? What do you wish for now? Share your wishes and dreams forward. Start Writing Read Stories

This week we observe the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. Think back ... to a significant night in your life. Maybe a Christmas Eve as a kid or a candlelit Hanukkah as a parent. A warm moony summer night or a chill starry winter one. A festive all-night party or a dark night of the soul. What happened that night and how did it affect you? Share your night stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories