Story Wranglers: An Update
Retrospect proves that social media sites need not become cesspools of trolling and rancor.
Without Retrospect, we’d all just be bidin’ our time
I am so grateful to Retrospect for giving me the avenue and the structure to bring these stories to life.
Discovering a treasure
Retrospect made a journalist realize it's okay to write about his own stories and not just the stories of others.
Carrying Retrospect Forward
I think we could write this retro Retro piece in synchronous serendipity, so I won’t dwell on a nostalgic past. But [...]
Bounteous Fruits
"A farm family ambience, sifting compost piles of memory, tilling soils of a late lamented culture..."
Writing for Retrospect
Altho I’ve Retroflashed about my feelings for Retrospect, there’s more to say about this wonderful website! In September [...]
What’s Your Story?
Knowing I write, my friend Betsy invited me to join Retrospect. I was already blogging, but writing to weekly prompts [...]
Say It Ain’t So
It was the dark winter solstice of December 2020. Everything was shut down because of COVID, and vaccines were a mere [...]
Try To Remember
302 stories. Seven years. Probably thousands of comments on other people's stories and replies to their comments on mine.
Retro Reverie
It’s a daunting task to put my experience with Retrospect into perspective. To say it’s been meaningful is a huge [...]
Retrospect Post Number 241
As we all take a well-deserved break for the month of January to reflect on the future of Retrospect, thanks to all who read [...]
Auld Lang Syne
Where to begin? MyRetrospect.com has been a huge part of my life since the autumn of 2015. Patti and John Zussman, dear [...]
New Stories on Old Prompts
Of navigational impairment and the kind of adventure I never intended
Had someone drugged the soft drink they served me, at the offices of the mining company where my newfound friends needed to [...]
Prompted By Directionally Challenged
January 17, 2023
Ethel and the Turkey Leg
Since my unforgettable friend Ethel died at the age of 85, I’ve been thinking about what made her such a special soul. Ethel [...]
Prompted By An Unforgettable Person
January 15, 2023
Past Stories You May Have Missed
Cakequake
"[D]isasters" are inherently subjective; they are in the eye of the beholder. As Mel Brooks noted, "Tragedy is when I cut [...]
Prompted By Disasters
August 21, 2018
Blame It On Mexico
I am not comfortable with group nudity. I’ve managed to change clothes discreetly in locker rooms and dorm rooms, even [...]
Prompted By Nudity
July 10, 2018
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