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Just one prompt
I have written many journals, newsletters and articles over forty years prompted by whatever has piqued my interest. One prompt can inspire an adventure in creative writing. In 1999, when pulling into a campsite in a new (to me) car my good friend Glen, met me there, and with a warm laugh said “Another new car? How may have you had anyway?”
Writing Memories
How to begin telling these stories of my life? Opening lines like, “It was a dark and stormy night,” “I was dead on the day I was born,” and “Call me Ishmael,” have already been taken. How about Ruminating a sudden career change in 1998, I appreciated the distraction of driving a new Jeep Grand Cherokee…?” Do I really need to point out that I was fired? Isn’t that enough to pique the interest?
Coming of Age
When the snow began falling in Granite Falls during Thanksgiving dinner of 1965, I was invited to spend the rest of the weekend with Aunt Dorothy in Bellingham. Cousin Gail, drove the beige 1961 VW Bug into a winter wonderland, Dorothy rode shotgun, and I was crammed into the rear seat with all the luggage.
First Reflections
First experiences are often remembered for a lifetime. Who can forget the first kiss? First job? First roommate? First apartment or house? First baby? It only takes one word after “first” to flood our minds with vivid scenes and emotions.