Past Prompts

”Great big fins and painted steel / Man it looked just like the Batmobile …”

OK, so maybe the car of your memories didn’t look like songwriter Mark Cohn’s Silver Thunderbird - or maybe it did!   But it probably got under your skin and is still hard to forget -  for better or worse!

Think back to My Car of Yesteryear and share forward! Start Writing Read Stories

Think of a time in your life when things changed. What was life like before then?

What caused that turning point? Did people, places, and/or events impact you?

How did your life change and what did you learn from the experience?

Think back to Turning Points and share forward. Start Writing Read Stories

“The ideal man takes joy in doing favors for others,” Aristotle has said.

And the Bible commands us to perform a “mitzvah,” a good deed or moral imperative every day.

What favors, large or small, have you been asked to do?  Which have you done spontaneously?  Have you done any begrudgingly?  And what favors have you asked of others?

Think back about Favors and share forward!

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Do you or someone you know have a quick temper, a short fuse?  Someone around whom others tread lightly,  careful to watch what they say fearing an angry outburst? Someone like Joe Pesce’s character in Goodfellas?

Think back about Short Fuse and share forward!

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What is the most dangerous thing you’ve ever done?  Did you do it voluntarily or involuntarily?  Was anyone else involved?

What was the outcome of your action?  What did you learn from your experience?

Think back about Dangerous Deeds and share forward! Start Writing Read Stories