Starting in 2015, MyRetrospect.com was the place for baby boomers to tell their stories. Each week, we posted a prompt and invited boomers to think back and share forward their life stories, memories, thoughts, joys, and sorrows. By publishing stories and comments over the years, we built a thriving community of readers and writers.

In 2025, as new stories dwindled, we closed MyRetrospect.com to new members, new stories, and new comments. The site remains an archive of almost 3,500 contributed stories that comprise the collective mosaic of a generation. We invite you to browse by prompt, search by author or keyword, or let us surprise you with stories selected at random.

Enjoy! And thank you, loyal Retrospect writers and readers, for your support and for your stories.

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Today's Randomly Selected Stories

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Blinded by the Light
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I must confess that I have never been very interested in science. Conversations on scientific topics tend to make my eyes [...]
“Get yourself a hat so you look like somebody!”
He traced his commitment to wearing hats to his first jury trial.
Loudest Classroom in the World
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During my senior year in high school I was offered the chance to learn how to fly. In the barren plains northwestern South [...]
The Fruit Stand of Love
I don't wish to give the impression that I am compiling a screed against Perfidious Womankind...
The Vow
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(All my poetry encompasses ‘Affairs of the Heart’, This is a sad one.)   Somehow we knew  we were never right for each [...]
The Last Time
Saying goodbye to a furry friend is never easy, even if you've only known him for a few days.
Pandemic Generations Struggle Through Summer
Our country has failed this generation of children whose lives will be forever defined by their experiences during the pandemic.
Theater Glory Gone Wrong
I loved live theater (and still do!).  I saw my first Broadway show at the age of 5 and was smitten.  I imagined that someday [...]
Graduation Mix Tape
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Giving the graduates a mix tape of advice
Outpatient
Outpatient The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine is heartbreaking as millions flee their homes and we watch helplessly on the TV [...]

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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