Prompts for Daily Use

 Baraboo Writers: Blast from the Past

    A Daily Prompt Calendar (Memoir Mapping Series)

• Write freely: Follow the daily prompt with just one sentence. If inspiration strikes, feel free to write more!

• Capture your thoughts: Use a dedicated notebook to keep your reflections in one place.

• Bring it along: Have your notebook ready for our next group session so your ideas can continue to unfold.

Remember: We are all writers, in any form or fashion.

  WEEK 1

• Relationship Thursday: Write one sentence about someone who made you feel seen — or unseen.

• Family Friday: Write one sentence about a family moment that still lives in your body.

• Selfhood Saturday: Write one sentence about a moment when you felt like yourself.

• Open Sunday: Write one sentence about anything that stirred in you today — a spark, a feeling, a memory, or something you noticed.

• Childhood Monday: Write one sentence about a childhood place you can still picture clearly.

• Teenage Tuesday: Write one sentence about something you longed for as a teenager.

• Work Wednesday: Write one sentence about a job, chore, or responsibility you once had.

WEEK 2

• Relationship Thursday: Write one sentence about a conversation you still think about.

• Family Friday: Write one sentence about a family ritual, even a tiny one.

• Selfhood Saturday: Write one sentence about a moment you felt proud of yourself.

• Open Sunday: Write one sentence about something that surprised you this week.

• Childhood Monday: Write one sentence about a childhood sound you can still hear.

• Teenage Tuesday: Write one sentence about a place where you spent time as a teenager.

• Work Wednesday: Write one sentence about a moment you felt capable — or unsure — in a work or caregiving role.

WEEK 3

• Relationship Thursday: Write one sentence about someone who shaped you in ways you didn’t notice at the time.

• Family Friday: Write one sentence about a family object (photo, recipe, tool, keepsake) that holds meaning.

• Selfhood Saturday: Write one sentence about the moment you realized something important about who you are.

• Open Sunday: Write one sentence about anything that tugged at you this week.

• Childhood Monday: Write one sentence about a childhood rule, freedom, or boundary you remember.

• Teenage Tuesday: Write one sentence about a teenage friendship — steady, complicated, or fleeting.

• Work Wednesday: Write one sentence about a moment when you were learning on the job.

WEEK 4

• Relationship Thursday: Write one sentence about someone you trusted — or wished you could trust.

• Family Friday: Write one sentence about a family moment that changed something in you.

• Selfhood Saturday: Write one sentence about a moment when you felt brave.

• Open Sunday: Write one sentence about anything that rose up in you this week — even if it’s small.

• Childhood Monday: Write one sentence about a childhood object you can still feel in 

your hands.

• Teenage Tuesday: Write one sentence about a teenage moment that still echoes in your life.