Think back about …

Stuff

People produce and purchase piles of stuff: pots and pans, papers and paraphernalia. Some stuff we use daily. Other stuff loses its novelty or utility.  Day by day, year by year, stuff circulates through our lives. What do you do with all your stuff?  Do you hang on to it? Hide it away? Do you sort,  organize, and store it?  Or do you eject it in a desperate attempt to simplify your life? Think back about Stuff and share forward!

Stories on This Week's Writing Prompt

Almost Home
We get reminders about hanging onto the past from ballads as well as memoirs.
The Others at Myristica
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Because I’m an animist (one of the reasons I was so enthusiastic about Dana’s Shinto post) I don’t collect “stuff” so much as [...]
Stuff – The Tyranny of Things: A Treatise on Material Malaise
  Right, let’s talk about stuff. You know, that ever-expanding collection of… well, stuff. It’s the creeping [...]
Stuff Multiplies
I definitely have an issue with stuff magically multiplying.
An Embarrassment of Stuff
Another friend had a bumper sticker—“Live simply that others may simply live”—that still seems like good advice.
Ashes and Stashes
Ashes and Stashes When I retired after my long career as a librarian,  I embarked on a new venture – helping people [...]

New Stories on Old Prompts

Check out the list of past prompts for inspiration.

Past Stories You May Have Missed

Kate
In 1987, the neighbor’s cat roamed around and got knocked up. They gave us the last of the litter, a sweet little [...]
Prompted By Pets
April 22, 2017
The Gift of Gifts, by Jesse Kornbluth
If I were struck dead right now, how many years would the insurance buy for Beth and the kids?
Prompted By New Beginnings
December 28, 2016

Think back about …

Stuff

People produce and purchase piles of stuff: pots and pans, papers and paraphernalia. Some stuff we use daily. Other stuff loses its novelty or utility.  Day by day, year by year, stuff circulates through our lives. What do you do with all your stuff?  Do you hang on to it? Hide it away? Do you sort,  organize, and store it?  Or do you eject it in a desperate attempt to simplify your life? Think back about Stuff and share forward!

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