Past Prompts

First dates can take many forms, from casual to formal, with outcomes from heavenly to horrible. You might have had a first date set up for you by another person, through meeting at a class or club, from a chance encounter, or more recently, online. Think back …  to your most memorable first-date experiences. Who asked whom? Where did you go? Has the experience of a first date been different at various phases of your life? How has the first date changed for your kids or grandkids? Share your first dates stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

Before every town looked the same, small and locally owned stores dominated Main Street. Their numbers continue to dwindle as chain stores and internet shopping replace them. Think back… Did you have a favorite local store? What was it like? How did that experience compare with going to Walmart or shopping on Amazon? Share your shopping local stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

As colleges finish the academic year, students take a deep breath and start to plan for next year. Think back . . . to the time when you had to declare a major. Did your choice back then have any connection to the career you ended up in, or did you take a different path? Did you wish you had majored in something else? What advice would you give to someone picking a major now? Share your college major as career gauger stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

Facebook and social media have changed the nature of friendship. Have you acquired a circle of virtual friends? What is the impact of having friends you never see in person? Has social media improved people’s lives by giving access to more people, or is not seeing folks in the flesh or talking to them on the phone a detriment to relationships? Think back… Did you ever have a pen pal or maintain a friendship through correspondence? How is social media different from that experience? Share your social media friendship stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

Love it or hate it, we had to take physical education. Whether it was being beaned in dodge ball or picked first or last for a team, what was memorable for you? Has PE changed for your kids? Think back … tell us about your best (or worst) teachers and times in the gym. Share your story of PE pleasures and perils forward. Start Writing Read Stories