Past Prompts

Best of friends, worst of enemies—or both in one day! Think back ... did you compete with your brothers and sisters for parental attention and affection, or ally against a common enemy? If you had no siblings, did you want them or did you consider yourself lucky? How do your children or grandchildren get along with their siblings? Love 'em or hate 'em, share your sibling stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

Over the course of a life, we make thousands of decisions. Think back ... where were the turning points? Had you chosen differently—a different school, career, mate, or life—how would your life have changed? Which path do you regret not taking? Which path are you glad you avoided? If you had your life to live over, what would you change and what would you keep? Share your alternative stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

There's magic and romance to hitchhiking—but also plenty of risk. Think back ... when and where did you hitchhike? Who picked you up? What adventures did you have? Have you picked up hitchhikers? Did you let your kids hitchhike? What advice would you submit to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Share your hitchhiking stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories

Think back ... Which first day of school sticks in your mind? Your first day of kindergarten, watching as the classroom door closed and your parents were gone? Or your first day of college, watching as the station wagon hatch closed and your parents drove away? Were you excited? anxious? elated? terrified?

Or perhaps your story is about dropping a child off at school or college. Whatever your experience, you’ve got a story to tell. Share it forward. Start Writing Read Stories

Sixteen years later and it still feels raw. Think back ... where were you on 9/11? What do you remember? Did you lose anyone you knew? How did it change the world? How did it change your world? What lessons do we still need to learn? Share your 9/11 stories forward. Start Writing Read Stories