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Writing Prompts

Writing Prompt: Writing Together by Stacey Loscalzo

Stacey Loscalzo wants to write, tries to write and, at first, can’t write. Many of us can identify with the writer’s block out of which her essay, Writing Together, arises.

Literary Reflections, Writing Prompts | August 2014 | By Libby Maxey


Writing Prompt: The Mother As She Writes by Andrea Lani

In this month’s Literary Reflection’s essay, Andrea Lani identifies some of the challenges of writing about motherhood while mothering. To write for the sake of self-reflection is one thing; to…

Literary Reflections, Writing Prompts | May 2014 | By Libby Maxey


Writing Prompt: For the Love of Lemony Snicket by Patricia Zaballos

What book (or books) defined literature for you as a child?

Literary Reflections, Writing Prompts | April 2014 | By Libby Maxey


Writing Prompt: Truth Be Told by Barbara Straus Lodge

What compels you to put the truth of your life on paper? What kind of dilemmas does that compulsion raise?

Literary Reflections, Writing Prompts | March 2014 | By Libby Maxey


Writing Prompt: Marmee Through The Window by Elisabeth M. Priest

Marmee Through The Window by Elisabeth M. Priest is this month’s Literary Reflections essay. It’s an unusual love story, touching on both a mother’s love for her feverish daughter, and that…

Literary Reflections, Writing Prompts | December 2013 | By Heidi Scrimgeour


Writing Prompt: Open to Revision by Lisa Ahn

This month’s Literary Reflections essay is a beautiful, lyrical piece of writing called Open to Revision by Lisa Ahn. Ahn paints a vivid picture of her efforts to be both…

Writing Prompts | August 2013 | By Heidi Scrimgeour


Writing Prompt: Minutes Are Just Seconds Aren’t Minutes

In this month’s Literary Reflections essay, Minutes Are Just Seconds Aren’t Minutes, Wendy C. Ortiz writes an arresting account of the impact of motherhood on her writing time. She writes:…

Writing Prompts | May 2013 | By Heidi Scrimgeour


Writing Prompt: The New Yorker for Mothers

Has having a child changed your reading habits? Do you mourn the loss of your pre-parenthood regular reading material, or have you – like Becki – found a new favorite…

Literary Reflections, Writing Prompts | March 2013 | By Heidi Scrimgeour


Writing Prompt: Exposed

In Exposed, Ellen Blum Barish describes how she felt when her daughter’s writing left her feeling vulnerable and exposed. The experience made Blum Barish more protective of her family, and keen…

Writing Prompts | November 2012 | By Heidi Scrimgeour


Writing Prompt: Prophecy

Heidi Reimer is the author of this month’s essay, Prophecy. She writes about her unusual journey into motherhood, and lays bare her inner conflict around what it means to be…

Literary Reflections, Writing Prompts | October 2012 | By Heidi Scrimgeour


Writing Prompt: Infinite Connections

Write a review of one book you’ve read based on your child’s recommendation or urging. Why does he/she like it? Why were you hesitant to read it? Did your initial…

Literary Reflections, Writing Prompts | August 2012 | By Karna Converse


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