This was a fun article to read through, thank you for curating and sharing. I'm relatively new to the platform, so I'm unsure if the go-to move is to complete the writing prompts within the comments or if we should take it to our own. For now, I'll complete one here --
JOURNALING PROMPT: Write about the first time you met someone who is now an important part of your life.
Oh, my husband... It was unexpected. Nothing necessarily magical. The only magical part about it was that it was the natural way to meet someone... out in the wild without screens or apps. We met while running. Just a random group run on random Saturday morning. There weren't any grand gestures. Just the opposite actually. There was small talk in between miles. It wasn't love at first sight, but I knew there was something different. To the point that I decided to seek him out. Hungry for more conversation. We met again and again and again. There were still no magic tricks... Just more small talk in between miles and some small butterflies joined along the way. I had zero idea that it would lead us to a loving marriage filled with twin girls. But... here we are!
I'm relatively new to substack too so I think right now we're in the stage of seeing what to make of this. I love that you answered one of the prompts in the comments! Feel free to do that, and thank you for sharing :) I love that the group run grew into something more.
I've decided to take this series of prompts to elaborate more on my own page:
[ EXERCISE #4: “I’ll take my coat back now.”
JOURNALING PROMPT: Write about something you’ve lost that you would like to get back.
FICTION PROMPT: If you’re writing a narrative, write a scene that begins with that line “I’ll take my coat back now,” but you can replace the word “coat” with whatever you want. The other person does not want to give back this thing.
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Thank you so much, Alicia. I’m so happy to have you here.
This was a fun article to read through, thank you for curating and sharing. I'm relatively new to the platform, so I'm unsure if the go-to move is to complete the writing prompts within the comments or if we should take it to our own. For now, I'll complete one here --
JOURNALING PROMPT: Write about the first time you met someone who is now an important part of your life.
Oh, my husband... It was unexpected. Nothing necessarily magical. The only magical part about it was that it was the natural way to meet someone... out in the wild without screens or apps. We met while running. Just a random group run on random Saturday morning. There weren't any grand gestures. Just the opposite actually. There was small talk in between miles. It wasn't love at first sight, but I knew there was something different. To the point that I decided to seek him out. Hungry for more conversation. We met again and again and again. There were still no magic tricks... Just more small talk in between miles and some small butterflies joined along the way. I had zero idea that it would lead us to a loving marriage filled with twin girls. But... here we are!
Cheers!
I'm relatively new to substack too so I think right now we're in the stage of seeing what to make of this. I love that you answered one of the prompts in the comments! Feel free to do that, and thank you for sharing :) I love that the group run grew into something more.
I've decided to take this series of prompts to elaborate more on my own page:
[ EXERCISE #4: “I’ll take my coat back now.”
JOURNALING PROMPT: Write about something you’ve lost that you would like to get back.
FICTION PROMPT: If you’re writing a narrative, write a scene that begins with that line “I’ll take my coat back now,” but you can replace the word “coat” with whatever you want. The other person does not want to give back this thing.
BONUS ELEMENT: someone shouting ]
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