Stories on This Week's Writing Prompt
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In The Summertime
Summer camp was a major part of my childhood experience. Not only the eight weeks I spent there each summer, but the letters [...]
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Sound the Call to Dear Old Interlochen
I spent six glorious, formative summers at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. Founded in 1928 on an old [...]
Sharpshooter
I owned my share of toy guns as a kid, but when it came to the real thing I was chickenshit.
Cruisin’ for Burgers and Broads
The summer before my senior year in college I worked as a counselor at a Jewish overnight camp near Ann Arbor, MI called Camp [...]
A summer “a la francaise”
Few boys, dreadful food, and gleepy green scum at the bottom of the lake--but the swimming, waterskiing, and guitar playing [...]
Camp Rising Sun–a most special summer experience
My most important summer experience was at Camp Rising Sun--a program devoted to scholarship, leadership, and international [...]
Klondike Day
We could get credit for the golden boulder—if we could somehow transport it to the assayer’s office without getting robbed.
Stories from the Previous Prompt:
Concerts
Feeling’ Groovy
I remember sitting, almost in disbelief, listening to our favorite songs while watching Simon and Garfunkel who, truth be [...]
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Bypassing Ellis Island
How they made their way in this strange place to find my great grandfather, with no money and speaking no English, I have no idea.
Prompted By Immigrants
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