Since 2015 Retrospect has offered weekly prompts for writers to “think back and share forward”  your life stories, memories, thoughts, joys, and sorrows.  By publishing stories and comments over these years we have built a thriving community of readers and writers.

Now Retrospect is taking a new turn offering no new prompts, but rather the ability to read past stories from our large archive by searching author’s name or subject,  AND the chance to write and publish more new stories of your own.

For inspiration see the list of past prompts, then think back and share forward your Writer’s Choice story!

Thanks from the Retrospect Team!

Charlie / Dana / Dave /Jim

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“All’s Well That Ends Well," the Bard has told us.

But was he right? What has been your life experience with endings?

Think back about All’s Well That Ends Well and share forward! Start Writing Read Stories

Do you look forward to the lazy days of summer, or are you allergic and dread the pollen?

Are you a skier who “thinks snow,” or do snowy winter days depress you?

Does the first robin of spring and the autumn foliage delight you? If you don’t live in a four season clime, do you miss the seasonal changes?

Think back about The Four Seasons and share forward! Start Writing Read Stories

Resistance is hardly an abstract concept to toddlers being put down to nap, teenagers who’ve been grounded, or grown-ups told of needed surgery.

What kind of resistance have you put up to perceived injustices — as a child, as an adolescent, or as an adult protesting social injustice? Perhaps you’ve resisted exploring your own feelings or actions? Or, as from Shakespeare's Hamlet, didst thou "protest too much" to cover up a blunder or sin, perhaps to your later regret?

Think back about Resistance and share forward! Start Writing Read Stories

In 1775, three months after the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the Continental Congress turned to Benjamin Franklin to establish the first national postal service with Franklin as Postmaster General.

Since then, the USPS has delivered millions of letters and packages. And although the tech revolution and the advent of cell phones and email have impacted our reliance on snail mail and on the P O, postal workers and mail carriers still carry on through the proverbial  “rain,  sleet,  and snow.”

What postal adventures or misadventures have you had? Have you ever worked at the post office?

Think back about The P O and share forward! Start Writing Read Stories

“Sleep,” Shakespeare tells us, “knits up the raveled sleeve of care.”

Has sleep been your welcome and restorative friend, or has it ofttimes been elusive?

Sleeping or waking, insomnia or sleep apnea, dreams or nightmares, sleep talking or sleep walking — what sleepy tales can you tell?

Think back about Sleep and share forward! Start Writing Read Stories