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 in the side bar.

Journaling became my lifeline

By Mahin Kapur — An accident left me in a coma for weeks, and when I finally woke up, the world no longer felt like the one I had left behind. My body was weak

Way I see it

Nov 24, 2025

The Way I See It

By Denise Michaels — Today, I’m inspired to transplant the spider-wort, a misnamed flowering bush I enjoy for its profuse purple flowers, velvet-like, the

Way I see it

Nov 14, 2025

Me

By John L. Swainston — It is a rivers water that I want to be, not knowing where I am going, not caring where I have been. I am here, now. The rocks

Way I see it

Oct 27, 2025

By the Hundreds

By Robert Martin — “It seems to me,” the man began—leaning into the air as if the sky itself had leaned in to listen. And then the torrent. Words by the hundreds

Way I see it

Oct 16, 2025

Enough

By Traci Neal — Black woman, black teenage female, black little girl, you were made to be enough. Today, live in truth. Weary humans have a hunger for hope.

Way I see it

Sep 9, 2025