Stories on This Week’s Prompt

Stories from the Retrospect Archive

by John Zussman

I wore no wig, no makeup, no heels—just the dress, set off by the full beard I wore at the time.

by Betsy Pfau

It was a secret. We only knew about it because a good friend on the Brandeis Student Senate contacted us. We had already [...]

by gz

For the past 30 years give or take our family has joined our larger family in an annual trek to Florida to celebrate [...]

by Dave Ventre

(Please note: I am actually reading, and wish to comment upon, other Retrospect writer’s stories. But for some reason, [...]

Ferdinand “Once upon a time in Spain there was a little bull and his name was Ferdinand.” So begins one of the most cherished [...]

by Risa Nye

Caitlin, my daughter, spent several months in the Intensive Care Nursery as an infant. She needed open heart surgery and [...]

by Betsy Pfau

So-so actress; better stage manager. Didn’t have the drive or thick enough skin to go to New York and try for Broadway; [...]

by Marian

In violation of the law, the ads were "segregated" ... Someone had to do something, we agreed, but what?

by Suzy

Despite the title, from a song I love, for me there is no such thing as being too long at the fair!

Book Club I took this photo in front of my friend Helen’s beautiful waterfront home on City Island in the Bronx. [...]

Writer’s Choice

Inspiration for this prompt was to see the list of past prompts, then think back and share forward your Writer’s Choice story!

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