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Write a story or poem featuring a female protagonist inspired by the youthful or defining experiences of your own mother(s).
• Contributed by Select
Every month, we release new story prompts to help you launch your next collaborative fiction journey. Special guest contributors include Russell Quinn, Christianne Karefa-Johnson and Jyllian Gunther.
This month’s theme: Mother
Write a story or poem featuring a female protagonist inspired by the youthful or defining experiences of your own mother(s).
• Contributed by SelectThis song by John Lennon: “Mother, you had me / But I never had you / I, I wanted you / You didn’t want me / So, II just got to tell you…”
• Contributed by SelectMy mother died suddenly when I was just a few months old – at least, that’s what I was always told. But fifty years later, after my lovely father passed away, I received an email from someone claiming to be her.
• Contributed by SelectI think I hurt my mother / That feels like getting shot / I got got / More than a few times over / With this thought: Did I hurt her? Or not?
• Contributed by SelectInvite your mother or any maternal figure in your life to write a story or poem together.
• Contributed by SelectYou can also continue without a prompt and start a story on your own.
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