Think back about …

Trauma

We all know know the phrase.  Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has earned legitimacy since the Vietnam War.  Our decades-long Middle East wars have added to those suffering from PTSD. Outside of warfare,  trauma also exists in many forms.  Have you ever experienced trauma?  When and in what circumstances?  Do traumatic aftereffects linger in your awareness?  How do you deal with them? Think back about Trauma and share forward!

Stories on This Week's Writing Prompt

The Blob
In the universe of trauma, it seems pretty trivial to describe a childhood horror movie.  Looking back now, it is hard to [...]
Under My Father’s Feet
by
My mom’s trauma was real. To her
Lost Child
When our son was young we spent many summers in rented houses on the beach.   (See Skinny Dipping and The Great Hampton [...]
Saying Goodbye to Mom
After my mother was pronounced dead, my sister-in-law handed me the diamond necklace Mom always wore.
Dan’s Bad Summer
There are many forms of trauma from psychological to emotional to physical. One cannot outweigh or place a different set of [...]
Our Special Guests
Thankfully I’ve been spared great personal trauma,  but I remember my early awareness of the horrific trauma suffered by [...]
Can’t Find My Way Home
by
It was probably the most traumatic event of my life, and certainly the most traumatic event of Molly's.

New Stories on Old Prompts

Check out the list of past prompts for inspiration.

Past Stories You May Have Missed

Up, Up and Away
by
The girls wore long gowns and white gloves, and the boys wore tuxedos. The girls also carried bouquets of long-stemmed roses [...]
Prompted By Graduation
June 3, 2016
Sunnyside Up in Panzano*
This must be the way things are done here, I thought. No turning back now. So I focused on the ceiling fan as it spun in a [...]
Prompted By Nudity
July 15, 2018

Think back about …

Trauma

We all know know the phrase.  Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has earned legitimacy since the Vietnam War.  Our decades-long Middle East wars have added to those suffering from PTSD. Outside of warfare,  trauma also exists in many forms.  Have you ever experienced trauma?  When and in what circumstances?  Do traumatic aftereffects linger in your awareness?  How do you deal with them? Think back about Trauma and share forward!

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