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Summary

This week's writing prompts on the website encourage writers to explore their memories, with a focus on early recollections, first work experiences, and recent events, while offering resources like journaling tips, open writing hours, and a community space on Medium.

Abstract

The website content introduces a series of writing prompts designed to inspire writers to delve into their personal memories. The author shares their own experience with memory, highlighting the utility of keeping a journal to preserve significant moments. Writers are invited to reflect on their earliest memory, their first encounter with work, and notable occurrences from the past week. The platform provides a collaborative environment, encouraging writers to publish their work with the 'Writehere' tag for mutual discovery and to participate in weekly open writing hours hosted by the website's team. The article also directs readers to previous 'Write Here' guidelines and prompts for additional inspiration.

Opinions

  • The author acknowledges a personal tendency to forget small details but values the ability to recall important moments, suggesting that journaling can enhance memory recollection.
  • There is an emphasis on the importance of community and shared experiences in the writing process, as evidenced by the invitation to publish and discuss work on Medium.
  • The article implies that writing about recent events can be as profound as exploring distant memories, indicating that meaningful writing topics can be found in the immediate past.
  • The provision of structured writing hours and a dedicated space on Medium reflects a belief

WRITE HERE

Writing Prompts: You Have All The Material You Need

This week’s writing prompts are all about diving into your memories

What does it mean to have a “good memory”? I’ve always been a forgetful sort — to the point that my high school best friend memorized my locker combination so she could help when I forgot it, which somehow happened about once a week. But when it comes to the big important moments, I find I’m able to recall scenes and situations in great detail. I think this is because I alway keep a pretty detailed journal, and rereading it can spark recollections that would otherwise get buried in the undifferentiated muck of memory.

What about you? Do you keep a journal? Do you find it helps you remember things more clearly? Below are some prompts about memory, and the story possibilities that might be hiding there.

If you like, you can publish your work on Medium and add the tag Writehere. That way we can all find each others’ work on the Write Here page. You are also welcome to drop a link to your story in the responses to this post.

Need to set aside time to write to these prompts (or to write something else?) My colleague Harris Sockel and I will be hosting open writing hours on Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. ET, this week through March 31. You can use this meeting link to join (the passcode is: Medium). See you there!

THIS WEEK’S PROMPTS

What’s your earliest memory?

It’s okay if it’s vague, or if you don’t recall the context, or even if you’re sure if it really happened. Don’t think too much about it. Just write down what first comes to mind. What do you remember? How many of your senses can you access? Why do you think this memory stuck?

What was your first experience with work?

This might be your first job, whether that was formal employment or not. This might be the first time you remember having some work to do, however you define that. Or it might be what your child-self wanted to be when you grew up. How is this connected to the work you do now?

What do you remember about last week?

You don’t have to dig way into your primordial past to uncover something to write about. When you think about last week, what pops out? What was the most salient detail of the week, the moment you think you’ll remember in a few months or years?

QUESTIONS ABOUT WRITE HERE?

Leave them in the responses and we will try to address them all. Don’t forget to check back here every Monday for new prompts and tips.

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