Past Prompts

The first jury trial in the American colonies was held in Plymouth in 1630 when John Billington was found guilty of murdering a fellow Mayflower colonist and sentenced to death by hanging.
Americans have been doing their civic duty as jurors ever since. Have you ever been called for jury duty? Were you selected or dismissed? If you served,  was it a positive or a negative experience?

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Although the CDC has officially declared the pandemic over, many after-effects remain. Beyond the risk involved from new Covid strains, society seems to be lingering in isolation.  In contrast, the positive human need for solitude remains precious and universal.

How do you deal with isolation, Covid-induced or otherwise? How do you create and maintain valuable time in solitude?  As a child or adolescent, did you dread isolation? Or did you seek solitude?

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“I could have been another minute late … “.

In songwriter Garrett Hedlund’s Timing is Everything the simple act of holding the door to help a stranger get out of the rain leads to an exchange of names, and then true love.

How did you chance to meet colleagues, friends, or lovers who became game-changers in your life?

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Getting up early can be hard for some, while sleeping late can feel almost sinfully pleasurable.

But waking before the sunrise can open a window to a different world!  Many of us can be most creative in our thinking and expertise in those early morning hours; while others may feel the need to get all the sleep we can.

Does age factor into this?  Does anticipation about what the day ahead may bring?  Are you an early riser or a lie-abed?

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Statisticians tell us that 50% of marriages end in divorce, and that 80% of divorcees remarry.  And unsurprisingly divorce is considered among the top five most impactful events in people's lives.
Have you divorced? Are you a child of divorce or the parent of a divorcee?  If you divorced or experienced divorce through family or friends, how did it change the lives involved?  What followed? Solitude? A rebound affair? Remarriage?

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