Past Prompts

Summer, which begins this week, is almost synonymous with days (or weeks) at the beach. Think back ... what's your earliest beach memory? What were your favorite beach activities? Which beaches stand out in your mind? If you could choose just one beach to go back to, which would it be? Share your beach memories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

The father's role has changed dramatically over the course of our lifetimes, from absent breadwinner to involved co-parent. Still, every family (and father) is different in its own way. Think back ... What was your father's role? What are your memories? What are your regrets? How did you (or your partner) approach fatherhood? Did father really know best? Share your Father's Day stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

Give back. Serve humanity. Make the world a better place. Generic graduation advice doesn't seem to cut it anymore. Think back ... If you could speak at your own graduation, knowing what you know now, what would you tell yourself and your classmates? Or, what advice would you give to graduates today? Maybe it's a whole speech, or maybe just one word ... plastics? Share your graduation advice forward. Start Writing Read Stories

We were conceived after World War II, born during Korea, and came of age during Vietnam. Baby boomers, think back ... did you serve? Did you resist? Were you eligible for the draft? How do you remember those who sacrificed for our country? What do you think is worth dying for? America has been involved in many wars during our lifetime. Are you worried about another? Share your Memorial Day stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

Travel, they say, is broadening— and not just for the waistline. Think back ... to a key travel experience in your life. A semester abroad? Bumming around Europe after college? A trek through Nepal? Or a journey within your own mind? How did it affect you? Did it change your life? Share your travel stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories