Life is a Writing Prompt: September 11

Saturday

September 11

I was already crying when I woke up at 6 am on September 11, 2001, for
I woke up knowing that it would be the last day that I would be in the condo where my mother and step dad had spent the last ten years of their lives. I had spent the night alone in the upstairs bedroom, over the room where mom had given her last shout out to lung cancer a few years before. My step dad had been moved up north to live out his days with his real daughter. It was my job to clean out the house and get it ready for sale.
So, I woke up and turned on the TV, expecting to see Katie Couric's smile.
Instead I saw, with sleepy, tear filled eyes, a plane fly into the World Trade Center Tower.
With one gasp I knew that the world had changed, and never felt more alone than at that moment.
Please just take a moment to pray for a better tomorrow.

Improvisational, Spontaneous Observational Writing

Life is a Writing Prompt:

by

Jo'el Roth

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Welcome to the page. These pages are yours. Studies have shown that those who write about their thoughts and feelings are better able to deal with stress and pain. Writing one’s thoughts has been found to be soothing, like petting a fluffy dog or gazing at goldfish in a tank.Write anything. Punctuation is not critical. Grammar is not an issue. Talk to the page. This is your time.The rules are that there are no rules. Memories and thoughts bubble up at the most unexpected times, and for the most unexpected reasons.Take a deep breath. Breathe. Put a pen or pencil in your hand. Put your hand on the keyboard of your computer, and what you see is what you get. Put words to paper……Or don’t. The following is a collection of quotes that I have found inspiring. And funny. And sad. They are listed, so that you can read them and respond. Without pause or plan, just read the quote, then respond. Put pen to paper, or napkin, or restaurant menu, or paper place mat. It’s the writing that counts.