Way I see it

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:

Oct 25

New Moon in Cancer

By Nicole Menzzasalma — The path of long time suffering is faulted on the stars of non believers, fictitious foes, forlorn lovers, and

Oct 12

No one is excluded from love, including me

By Pavlina Gatikova — Inhale the quote by Thich Nhan Hanh “Because you’re alive, everything’s possible,” which includes abuse, manipulation,

Sep 15

ENOUGH OF LIFE CUT SHORT ALREADY

By John Grey — He shows me a wall where a man was shot. Rub your fingers across the stone. Feel the holes where they missed. I'm grateful

Sep 6

Scoliosis

By Doley Henderson — Scoliosis is not a deformity. It is just a different state of spine. It is not a disease and not infectious. We are all

Aug 31

Mirror Freedom

By Duane Anderson — My face had gone unseen, at least by me for several weeks after the bathroom mirror had been removed for a remodeling

Aug 5

Time outside clock

By Sushant Thapa — I am buried in deadlines. It seems that the sun will shine late tomorrow. But there will be tomorrow. There will be my

Jul 31

Cold

By Jeremiah K Durick — It’s like time travel back to my childhood. I’m sitting on the couch in the living room, home from school, coughing

Jul 19

The End of All Things

By Gary Beck — As the empire dissolves, madness accelerates, breeding chaos. Armed bands roam the country, make dates to fight other bands,

Jun 3

When I’m Gone

By Khloe Kempker — Tell them that I never left a treacherous trail of burdened broken hearts like seashells along the shore, that I always

May 16

Drifting

By John Lynn Swainston — I am sure there is a name for it. I called it drifting, getting from one place to another without taking a step.

May 1

Women Making Waves

By Joanne Greene — What never entered my mind in 1977 was that Roe v. Wade could be overturned by the Supreme Court, and that women in

Apr 16

The Way I See It

By Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg — The way I see it has changed and keeps changing as my eyes re-calibrate hundreds of times and thousands of ways

Apr 2

The Change We Are All Looking For

By Pankhuri Sinha — People change, commitments change, priorities too! Love fades, passion evaporates, friendships break! In this

Mar 13

Frozen Until Thaw

By Alicia Taylor — How can I explain, the terror that once reined? It's such a disgrace, yet when I look at her face, I see what the rest

Mar 1

A Simple Truth

By Ed Williamson — In my younger years I discovered a simple truth. It was in my nature to be curious, to ask questions, and—if I knew it—to

Feb 12

Almost in Grasp

By Duane Anderson — If I learned of the meaning of life last night, and this morning, I remember nothing about it. The bartender

Jan 21

Shadow Docket

By Mark Blickley — No woman can call herself free who does not control her own body. Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man.

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