Love

THEMES by PROMPT

We publish writing using a series of prompts as an entry point for exploring emotions, personal histories, shared truths, joy, grief, shame, and those themes that matter most to us in our hearts.

Explore the themes by prompt below:

Sep 10

THE KNOXVILLE HYATT

By John Richmond — Did this, you might ask make their “togetherness” complicated? Not exactly. Maybe a little foggy, but not so much that th

Aug 29

Love is ...

By Britta Benson — Love’s a choice every day. You can stay or go, call it life, call it quits. It’s a long term project, and neither for the

Aug 15

Blindness and Love

By Hector Rodriguez — Living in darkness. I’ve yearned for closeness. Not seeing has not limited my search for love. While I can't see, I'm

Aug 12

Our Personal Wedding Vows

By Philip Hughes-Luing — You are the first person with whom I will share a joy or a sorrow, a fear or a conviction. You are the first person

Jul 27

Chasing The Good Life

By Glenn Marchand — You come forth like thunder—beauty of mystery—astrology and focus. Loving has been shallow, lethal at points, dragons

Jul 3

Clothes Call

By Allan Lake — I give you avalanches of love, attempt your language (a marathon with hurdles), wait for you to commit as if I were a

Jun 27

My Mother the Car

By Phill LoFaso — Heavy rain hits the windscreen. The streets are hard to see. Tall oaks lean in. Untold threats unseen. The unknown and

Jun 18

Love is...a verb

By Darleen Hunzinger — How do you love someone and cringe at the sound of their voice all at the same time...When that person has leapt from

Jun 7

For Love

By Lynn White — This is my season for living and it’s now that I need them. The flowers you carried in that season are for me. Later they

May 21

LIGHTS OF LOVE

By Priya Chouhan — A narrow escape from blazing desolation, panting heavily, sweat dripped down the neck, wounded hands stroked the fallen

Apr 15

A Woman

By David Summerfield — Her voice, especially the laughter is music you endeavor, to induce hoping. It comes in waves and will never cease.

Apr 9

Weaving a Sibling Bond

By Miriam Edelson — Even now, nineteen years after my son’s death, my daughter has told me she often feels his presence close by.

Mar 18

Opening the Box of Surprise

By Kelly DuMar — It was a gift I had no expectation of receiving—this box of surprise that came into my hands a few years ago. A lost

Jan 18

To M.W.

By Gabriella Garofalo — Bad reps, twisty marriages, fractured families. These are the gifts waves left for me on the seashore last night

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