Stories on This Week’s Prompt
Eastside Goose Chase
It was a warm, sunny Sunday morning in the city and I decided to do some neighborhood chores before the temperature rose. We [...]
Retrospect – The Altar Boy’s Story
Retrospect – The Altar Boy’s Story By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Preface: Faith is a funny thing. It’s not [...]
Weekly Satirical News: Saturday 4/12/2025
Weekly Satirical News: Saturday 4/12/2025 By Kevin J. W. Driscoll © 2025 Preface: In a world where the truly bizarre often [...]
Bonfire
Bonfire My father Arthur was born in 1912 in the Catskill town of Liberty NY some years after his parents, my grandmother [...]
Weekly Satirical News: Saturday 4/5/2025
Weekly Satirical News: Saturday 4/5/2025 By Kevin J. W. Driscoll © 2025 Preface: In a world where the line [...]
Library Cookies
Library Cookies Catching myself with my hand in the cookie jar the other day I found myself smiling at a sweet memory. I’ve [...]
Retrospect – I Survived The 1970s
Retrospect – I Survived The 1970s By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Part 1: October 1970 The other day, I swear, [...]
I Watched The First Moon Landing
Retrospect – I Watched The First Moon Landing By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 My world was built on the [...]
I Was At Woodstock In 1969
Retrospect – I Was At Woodstock in 1969 By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Preface: The Day My Brother’s VW Wagon [...]
Retrospect – My Caucasian Response To Affirmative Action
Retrospect – My Caucasian Response To Affirmative Action By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Now, let me [...]
Does beauty matter anymore?
Do we still make beautiful things? Can something be both utilitarian and a masterpiece? Is it possible for functionality and [...]
The UU and Me
Retrospect – The UU and Me By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 My journey to the Unitarian Universalist church [...]
Substitute Teacher
in a lowered voice, Kyle said, “we don’t do that thing anymore.” “What thing?” I asked.
“You know,” Devon jumped in. “That [...]
The Boomer Intervention
Retrospect: The Boomer Intervention By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Preface: In the quaint town of Nostalgia Falls, [...]
Retrospect – A Tale Of Five Cities
Retrospect – A Tale Of Five Cities By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 In the lush, green hills of Connemara, Ireland, My [...]
Family Roots
Retrospect – Family Roots By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Preface Nestled in the heart of Galway, [...]
Slow Down To Be Inspired.
“A writer will find inspiration anywhere. You just have to look and see it, that’s all. Then write about it.” It was 50-years [...]
The Ghost From The Cornfield – How I Stopped Smoking
The Ghost From The Cornfield How I Stopped Smoking By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 The flickering TV screen illuminated the [...]
Old Dog
“We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost-effective." — Kurt Vonnegut
Retrospect – The Pigeon War of 1952
Retrospect – The Pigeon War of 1952 By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 So, let me take you back to the bustling [...]
Leggy poem
I want a poem with legs To walk around this great big world, Striding over and into Many places, cultures and times And Into [...]
Looking Back.
We are a visual people. Images have dominated our communication from early cave paintings to the digital age. Our thoughts, [...]
So, What Happened to The Overland Trail?
“The answer is never the answer. What’s really interesting is the mystery. If you seek the mystery instead of the [...]
A Happy Wanderer.
Because I travel… As I grow older my once perfect eyesight has faded into a worrisome loss of acuity. What I hope is [...]
Made for Walkin’
Except for a couple of easy day hikes in the wilds of New Jersey with the Scouts, I’d done practically no hiking at all.
Retrospect – A Moment Of Unexpected Kindness
Retrospect – A Moment Of Unexpected Kindness By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Reflecting on my life, filled with the [...]
The Khyber Pass
Cyrus, Darius I, Genghis Khan, Mongols, Sikhs, Afghans, and British all crossed or vied for the Pass. Still to come would be [...]
My Pandemic Generation Grandkids
I am heartbroken over how the pandemic impacted my grandchildren. What they lost can never be fixed.
The Day the World Was a Kingdom
Retrospect – The Day I Became a Knight By Kevin J. W. Driscoll (c) 2025 Picture this: I was eight years old, and my [...]
Remembering Gerhard, the Dude Abides
Remembering Gerhard, The Dude Abides We first met Gerhard through our friend Renee. He was the English professor who years [...]
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Writer’s Choice
Since 2015 Retrospect has offered weekly prompts for writers to “think back and share forward” your life stories, memories, thoughts, joys, and sorrows. By publishing stories and comments over these years we have built a thriving community of readers and writers. Now Retrospect is taking a new turn offering no new prompts, but rather the ability to read past stories from our large archive by searching author’s name or subject, AND the chance to write and publish more new stories of your own. For inspiration see the list of past prompts, then think back and share forward your Writer’s Choice story! Thanks from the Retrospect Team! Charlie / Dana / Dave /JimRefer a Friend to Retrospect Beta
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