You wake up and know exactly what time it is. It’s your first thought. Your second thought is to turn off your alarm, which could mean actually turning it off or only turning it off for five to ten more minutes. If that’s the case, if you’re the snooze type, then the second time you …
The car your father drove
The bus. Dad drove a bus. No. It was not a real bus. It was not gray or yellow nor was it filled with rows of seating. Actually, it was a Dodge Van 350 but in the eyes of a small girl and her two older brothers, it was a bus. He used that van …
There are often three reasons for something: the reason we tell others, the reason we tell ourselves, and the real reason. Write about the war among the three.
In most situations, the reason we tell others, the reason we tell ourselves, and the real reason all have truth to them. The reason you tell others is always legitimate, however, it is not always fully true. The reason we tell ourselves might very well be true but it all depends on how well you …
What you used to do that you don’t do anymore
I used to burn incense. Yeah, I know. Incense. I stole the stand from my brother and bought 10 incense for a dollar at Funk&Standard. I could not have been older than sixteen. I kept a box of matches on my dresser that I had taken from my mom’s matchbox collection. Also, I was too …
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Think of an object that describes you. Describe it.
I have come back to this prompt time and time again. Sitting on my bed, in class, in the kitchen, anywhere really, this prompt will pop into my head and I will sit there for a bit thinking about it and when nothing comes to mind, or it isn’t good enough, I drop the thought. …
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