2022
the year we start recording family history
Each month in 2022, I will post a writing prompt and challenge you to write at least three different variations on that topic. Don’t worry, I promise to do the same!
Before I forget, I don’t expect (or really want you to be) a wordsmith. Don’t worry about spelling or punctuation. Write on the computer or in a notebook or scraps of paper. This is for you. Your future self will thank your past self one day.
May
Plants. What role did plants play in your family history? Were there gardens or cut flowers? Funny story about a tree or poison ivy? Is there a flower or plant that makes you think of someone special?
June
Trips. Big trips/weekend trips. Trips that happened every year or once in a lifetime. Did you ancestors take trips (or where they more “staycations” due to the times?) Pick three and tell me about them.
July
Songs. Do certain songs remind you of someone or some event? Or maybe a song you have always misheard the lyrics your entire life, write about them.
“Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell.”
~Louisa May Alcott
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