I wrote about my “writing prompt exercise” in my welcome post, and here is another one! Enjoy.
Writing prompt
Write about a single day – either the first or last of your life
Writing prompt exercise
Mom always said it was raining the day I was born. I wasn’t cognizant yet, so I always took her word for it. It was the end of September, when autumn rain is always possible.
She said she remembered she was in the kitchen fixing dinner when her water broke. She said she was fixing pork chops, but she never said what sides were going with it. If my diet growing up was in indicator, it was probably mashed potatoes and either canned corn, peas, or green beans.
My sister was three and a half, so she didn’t understand what was going on. Ed, our birth father (though he denied it most of our lives because he couldn’t handle his guilt over his infidelity, so he projected it onto our mother), laid down with her to calm her down after he had called his mother. My mother’s parents weren’t speaking to him.
When my grandmother got to the house, Mom was well into labor. Grandma informed Ed “We are going to the hospital now. I don’t care what the doctor said about how far apart the contractions should be. I’m not delivering this baby at home.”
Mom had a heart condition, so my Grandma’s proclamation was a wise call.
Into the car they all piled (including my sister, who I’m sure didn’t think this was a good idea) and off to the hospital they went.
Purpose of this prompt
I wrote about why I’m doing this exercise in a separate post. But what purpose does this writing prompt exercise serve? Well, it serves three purposes by:
- Keeping me in the practice of writing.
- Helping generate story ideas.
- Offering you sneak peeks into what I might be working on next.
This piece is raw and unedited. I have made no changes from the words I wrote long-hand in my notebook. Why would I do that? Because I want to show y’all that what you write doesn’t have to be perfect the first time. Don’t let perfect get in the way of getting things done.
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That’s all for now. Stay fabulous, y’all!