Oct 7, 2019
The prompt is write about some kind of pet you may have desired as a child but never got. It could be a real or imaginary one.
childhood memories
PROMPT: SOMETHING FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD
There was a second prompt given in this week’s meeting: Something From Your Childhood.
Prompt: Lonely Monsters
The prompt this week came from Kirsten Baggins:
Monsters are inherently lonely characters, often seeking out some form of friendship, only to be rejected, mostly on the basis on their appearance. It’s the part about them that touches our hearts, and makes us feel for them, seeing them without a companion, and with that, I ask this: If you were friends with a monster, what would you do with them? How would you spend your day with them? It could be any monster of your choosing-the monster in your closet or beneath your bed, a werewolf, a vampire, a reanimated corpse, a mummy, a ghost, anything at all! Just what would you do with your monstrous friend?
Learning to Swim
The following was written by Writers in the Grove member, Lorelle VanFossen, inspired by Prompt: Memories from a 5 Year Old.
The shock of cold exploded all air from her lungs. She sank down, suspended in a clear watery world, red stripes visible below her feet, colorful distorted shapes above. A muffled short scream and harsh tones drifted down, her ears popping as they filled with water.
Kick, her mind screamed, body not obeying. Kick!
She clamped her lips tight, blocking the flow of liquid in, and swung her arms up and down. Kick!
Reluctant legs finally gave in and started churning, matching the circular pattern of arms. She started to rise, up and up, harder and harder she pushed her body up, the water pulling her back down with every attempt. A little more, just a little more.
The warm air hit the top of her head and her mouth opened automatically, spewing water out to replace it with precious air. Coughing and splashing, through her watery vision she saw her parents, once trusted, arguing.
“You just threw her in, you bastard! She could have drown!” Her mother shrieked, pounding her father’s chest with clenched fists.
Oblivious, calmly watching the two year old struggle to stay afloat in the water, confident with the success of the lesson, he replied, “Only way to learn. Just throw them in the middle and hope they figure it out.”
“Hope they figure it out! Asshole!”
If she knew what the word meant, she would have agreed.
Prompt: Memories from a 5 Year Old
The prompt this week was to write a memory from the first five years of life. It may be told from the perspective of the child or an adult’s view of the child’s experience.
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