February 18, 2023 February 18, 2023: Include a flashback in your story Graduation It’s surreal, feeling the breeze lift up my hair and ruffle of the skirt of the dress I’m wearing. Surprisingly, this second weekend in May is sunny and balmy…perfect for an outdoor college graduation ceremony. I fix my gaze on the row of the ten rows of mortarboards and…
February 17, 2023 February 17, 2023: Write about hunger Hunger My mom went back to work when I was in 5th grade. We’d just moved to a new house and now we were that quintessential two-income family. Because of her early-hour shifts at the nursing home, my brother and I went at my grandfather and stepgrandmother’s house in the…
February 16, 2023 February 16, 2023: Write about someone getting exactly what they want Justice? If I’d been sitting in the front, I would have been gripping the railing in front of me. The defense had executed their craft very well: delays, objections, runarounds. All to save the life of a murderer. My sister’s murderer. The jealous ex-boyfriend. The impassioned lover. The abusive psychotic….
February 15, 2023 February 15, 2023: Write a list and give it context through the title Dreams of a Soon-to-be Empty Nester Convert back porch to a four-season. Paint living room. Send holiday packages to adult children without fail. Write postcards to people. Figure out new career. Find out what husband likes doing. Figure out how to live full life now with tons of child-free time.
February 14, 2023 February 14, 2023: Write based on a random quote generator Men see a little, presume a good deal, and so jump to the conclusion. – John Locke Example: Any -ism in the English language. Prove me wrong.