Grateful

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 below:

23 hours ago

LESSONS TAUGHT

By Galya Bacheva — Through the haze of my memory, I see bunches of them. Five girls, two boys, another three in the corner. Day in, day out,

Nov 8

Barns End

By Rick Bailey — I’ve got barns on my mind. I’m driving across Illinois on 88 West. This is corn country. On this bright sunny afternoon,

Oct 22

THE CULTURE OF PEACE

By Dr. Ashok Chakravarthy Tholana — Discrimination and intolerance cannot strengthen peace. They are enemies for destabilizing the culture

Aug 7

Wisconsin Passages

By Darrell Petska — Like reclining bodies these Baraboo hills lie, where Sauk and Ho-Chunk, Fox and Kickapoo tribes weaved earth and

Jul 28

Today, at 70

By Lee Ann Stevens — I am grateful for my parents. Sane, steady, able to let go. I am grateful for the body I was born in. Healthy.

Apr 19

The Man in the Blue Cadillac

By Wayne Russell — It was just a short walk, about half a mile, but I was only five and the distance seemed much further. Out of nowhere

Feb 14

For Dad

By Taylor Kemp — There will come a time when my dad is no longer on this Earth. He will no longer be there to calm my anxieties, give me his

Nov 25, 2023

My cat Baloo

By Laura Schaefer — I never knew how to love until you taught me with every sandpaper kiss on my cheek. I feel like my whole world is

Nov 4, 2023

Safety and Home

By Mary Bone — We are staying safe in a world of chaos ,seeking justice on a daily basis. Supporting each other helps us heal. It is great

Jun 29, 2023

Bilingual

By Deborah Diemont — To float between expressions, hummingbirds beat manic verses, testing sentences, parents' dreams. Carnival gunpowder

Jun 23, 2023

The night will be for day dreamers

By Brian Michael Barbeito — A band I never saw, not w/my eyes anyhow. I was sitting at the top of a large ship, a ship that was around seven

May 12, 2023

Catching Up with Millie

By Alex Carrigan — I didn’t cry when I heard you had passed away. I wouldn’t until three months later when we placed your urn in the ground

Apr 5, 2023

WHERE DOES WATER COME FROM?

By Angela Ezekiel — At this bank with hasty plopping water came a walking thought into a little mind, where life is jolly and play, a world

Feb 18, 2023

AGAVE

By John Grey — I am grateful that a country puts on an unconscious show for me. What if my coffee drinker shouts to me, "Yankees in five"

Jan 9, 2023

On reaching old age

By Colin Ian Jeffery — Time is fleeting in its passing and does jolt the memory, recalling images of long ago when life seemed to stretch

Dec 1, 2022

The Setting Sun

By Rupsingh Bhandari — Cold breezes inaugurate their evening rally. Shadows gather to incubate night. The sun withdraws its light. Blankets

Nov 19, 2022

Grandma Lives With Dead People

By Susan M. Vilardo — Grandma could weave magic with her words. One minute we were all outside with smeared PBJ faces and the next minute we

Oct 19, 2022

Friend

By Michael H Brownstein — When I first saw you, you felt like a breeze on a hot summer's day and I knew I had to stay in your way. You had

Sep 21, 2022

Group Photo.

By Oladejo Abdullah Feranmi — On days when grief was so hard to scrub off time's face, I crawled into the mug shot where happiness tore the

Aug 27, 2022

Most Needed Jewellery

By Sushant Thapa — The day speaks of the delight. Garden of love welcomes another blooming flower. A bee hovers for nectar. That sweetness

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THEMES by PROMPT

The Premier online literary journal for Expressive Writing

The Premier online literary journal for Expressive Writing

THEMES by PROMPT

The
Premier
online
literary
journal
for
Expressive
Writing

The
Premier
online
literary
journal
for
Expressive
Writing