The Prompt
Write about an experience from your past that impacted you.
It can be from any period in your life. It must be something that happened. It can be a good memory or something difficult. The task is to bring your reader into your story with you.
Be experiential by using your senses. Describe your surroundings in detail; sights, smells, sounds, the touch or feel of something.
What were your physical and emotional responses? Help us related to how you’re feeling by taking us into it.
Reflect on something you learned from the experience, or something you didn’t see when you were in the midst of it that you do, now.
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Heidi Clausius
Heidi Clausius is a professional pianist, teacher and writer from Toledo, Ohio. She is currently working on her memoir, Year of the Nocturne. A story from her book was recently published in For the Love of Memoirs, “An Anthology of Emerging Authors.”
Heidi has been a member of Story a Day, Superstars since January 2021. She loves traveling with her family. You can find her at www.HeidiClausius.com
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