I wrote about my “writing prompt exercise” in my welcome post, and here is another one! Enjoy.
Writing prompt
Tell the story of your oldest piece of clothing
Writing prompt exercise
I have a confession to make. The fringed vest in my closet? It’s technically not mine. It was a costume I borrowed from the theater department and never returned. I didn’t do this on purpose, mind you. It got tucked into a box and forgotten for several years.
The vest is brown soft leather. I’m guessing it is cow leather. And this brown is closer to milk chocolate in color than the usual darker brown most leathers turn out to be. It has no fastenings and just hangs open. The fringes are long – they drop just below my hips, though they start at my natural waist.
I haven’t worn it in years. Honestly, it no longer fits. IT has been too small for several decades at this point (seriously, this thing is probably over 40 years old).
Why don’t I get rid of it? Because it reminds me that I believe in standing up for my beliefs. And I believe that love is possible despite life constantly trying to convince me otherwise.
Who knew that a brown leather fringed vest could hold so much hops for the world and yet it does. Sometimes I pull it out of the closet and look at it, handing on its hanger. Hanging there, reminding me: you love, you fight for what’s right. You’re not afraid, and you can do this.
And sometimes, when life is really kicking in my teeth, I wonder if the ill-fit is trying to tell me something
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!