If we hadn’t moved to Oregon and had stayed on the East Coast we would be with our best friends, two people I now go thru my week without. But I would have been in perpetual longing for the mountains and the trees. For the West. My first love.
Great prompt! I'm on the verge of another big move, so this was fun to write. Would I have written my first novel if I hadn't moved to Portland from Texas? Would I have kept writing novels? Would I have become a dog mom? And what could life look like with the next move? Thanks for provoking some thoughts today.
Netflix just released the 8-episode miniseries of Stephen King’s 11.22.63, which poses some thought-provoking “what if” questions. I periodically need to remind myself why I fell in love with New Orleans and moved here 23 years ago, especially on our city’s more dysfunctional days. The “butterfly effect” is a great writing prompt indeed.
Wow. So true. So much of our lives--the people we know and love, the work we do, the art we create, our likes and dislikes--hinge on the smallest of decisions. Exciting, sobering and terrifying to contemplate. Thank you for another excellent writing prompt, Jami!
If we hadn’t moved to Oregon and had stayed on the East Coast we would be with our best friends, two people I now go thru my week without. But I would have been in perpetual longing for the mountains and the trees. For the West. My first love.
Great prompt! I'm on the verge of another big move, so this was fun to write. Would I have written my first novel if I hadn't moved to Portland from Texas? Would I have kept writing novels? Would I have become a dog mom? And what could life look like with the next move? Thanks for provoking some thoughts today.
As always, a very thought-provoking letter!
Netflix just released the 8-episode miniseries of Stephen King’s 11.22.63, which poses some thought-provoking “what if” questions. I periodically need to remind myself why I fell in love with New Orleans and moved here 23 years ago, especially on our city’s more dysfunctional days. The “butterfly effect” is a great writing prompt indeed.
Wow. So true. So much of our lives--the people we know and love, the work we do, the art we create, our likes and dislikes--hinge on the smallest of decisions. Exciting, sobering and terrifying to contemplate. Thank you for another excellent writing prompt, Jami!