Goodnight Moon. Dr. Seuss. Weekly Reader. Catcher in the Rye. Ms. Magazine. Cat's Cradle. Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Stranger in a Strange Land. The Women's Room. The Joy of Sex. Think back ... What books and magazines shaped your life? What are your "desert island" books? What unknown book would you recommend to the rest of us? Share your reading stories forward.
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What We Read (11 Stories)
Goodnight Moon. Dr. Seuss. Weekly Reader. Catcher in the Rye. Ms. Magazine. Cat's Cradle. Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Stranger in a Strange Land. The Women's Room. The Joy of Sex. Think back ... What books and magazines shaped your life? What are your "desert island" books? What unknown book would you recommend to the rest of us? Share your reading stories forward.
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Student Activism (4 Stories)
Kids today live in an anxious world of STEM, texting, hookups, active shooter drills, and marching against guns. But think back ... to our world of new math, passing notes, making out, duck and cover drills, and marching against war. Were your school days as carefree as we imagine? What issues were you passionate about? What did you worry about? How do you feel about students today? Share your student activism stories forward.
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That Was Then, This Is Now (13 Stories)
Dial phones. Typewriters. Black-and-white TVs (that got three channels). Stick shifts. Pong. Think back ... What relic from our past could our grandchildren not possibly imagine today? We call this kind of prompt a quick take, designed to elicit stories you can write in 15 minutes or less. Share that forgotten world forward.
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Faith (12 Stories)
Most of us grew up believing in a religion, but that's rarely the end of the story. Baby boomers, think back ... on your faith, and whether and how it has changed over the years. How was it tested? Do you pray? What beliefs did you pass on to your children? What, in the end, have you found to believe in? On this convergence of Easter and Passover, share your faith stories forward.
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How We Met (11 Stories)
Blind date? Online? Across a crowded room? Romantic comedies require a "meet cute," but it doesn't always work that way in real life. Think back ... how did you meet your spouse, partner, significant other, or best friend? Was it love at first sight, or did it take time to develop? Was it your destiny to meet? Have you tried to set up another couple? Share your first meeting stories forward.
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