218. First Kiss: Write about your first kiss. At sixth grade camp, hormones were thick and there was a boy kissing all the girls. I may have been the last girl kissed but I did not care and it was not really anything to write home about. In seventh grade, I had a “boyfriend” who […]
217. Waterfall: Think of a waterfall you’ve seen in person or spend some time browsing photos of waterfalls online. Write about the movement, flow, and energy. Waterfalls are destinations where you choose to find them, spend time and energy getting to them, and enjoying the beauty once you have arrived. There are not many year-round
216. Oh so Lonely: Write a poem about what you do when you are alone – do you feel lonely or do you enjoy your own company? I am often alone and only sometimes am I lonely. Except for raising young children (because then you’re never alone), I’ve spent more time alone in my life
215. Collage: Go through a magazine and cut out words that grab your attention. Use these words to construct a poem or as a story starter or inspiration for your journal. In the November 2022 Vanity Fair magazine, an article that caught my eye was “The Aftermath” about what Afghanistan is like a year after
214. Grandparents: Write about a moment in your grandparent’s life. My maternal grandmother arrived on a boat from the Netherlands at age 3 and was the youngest of 11 children and the last to pass away. She lost her mom when she was 11, her dad when she was 13 so she had to beg
