Think back about …
Imitation
Imitation can be the sincerest form of flattery. It can be a learned style or an homage. Imitation can also take the form of plagiarism. But imitation is also the first step in learning. If we want to learn almost anything, we have imitated.
Is there anyone upon whose life or work you have based your own life or work? Has anyone held you in such regard? Think back about Imitation and share forward!Stories on This Week's Writing Prompt

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pattyv
Who are you? Is the you you think you know authentic? Do you examine who you are, the portrait you portray, the person we’ve [...]

Here are some variations on that old canard ‘Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery’ – [...]

by
Laurie Levy
My journey through high school from 1959 to 1963 was more about what I wished I could be than about actually becoming my own [...]

by
Betsy Pfau
Remember the old movie, “The Crying Game”, where one of the lead characters passes as a different gender until [...]

Originally published for the prompt Random Acts of Kindness, I’m republishing this story here as my friend Judy was someone [...]

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by
Dave Ventre
We were basically "good kids" with no real criminal tendencies except a fondness for underage drinking.
Prompted By Aging
May 27, 2023
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John Zussman
I told them I was only eight, but I promised the announcers that when I was older I would drink Stroh’s beer and use Speedway [...]
Prompted By Big Fan
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Betsy Pfau
As we prepared for bar mitzvah parties in 1964, my mother put me in a local dance class, which met in someone’s [...]
Prompted By Dance Crazes
February 24, 2017
Think back about …
Imitation
Imitation can be the sincerest form of flattery. It can be a learned style or an homage. Imitation can also take the form of plagiarism. But imitation is also the first step in learning. If we want to learn almost anything, we have imitated.
Is there anyone upon whose life or work you have based your own life or work? Has anyone held you in such regard? Think back about Imitation and share forward!Upcoming Prompts
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