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Writing Prompt #2

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Submitted by drskillzz(1181)
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July 7, 2011 - 5:09am

I definitely got a kick out of the responses to Creative Writing Prompt #1. By my personal interpretation, we got introduced to the personalities of a freaky sock, a discriminated colored sock, a needy or under-appreciated sock, a spiteful sock, and an optimistic sock. Thanks for sharing ya'll. I doubt we will ever look at our socks the same.

The next prompt mixes things up a bit. 

Writing Prompt #2:

If you had to leave the city you live in, what would you find hardest to leave behind? If you were to move to a new city, what would you do to connect with the community, or establish yourself in a new place?

 

Try writing freely for 3 to 5 minutes. If you choose to share your response, post it via the comment box below, or create a new post entirely and tag it "writing prompt #2".

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Spiegro
Spiegro45 weeks 2 days ago

My answers, in short: It'd be

My answers, in short:

It'd be hardest to leave my family; my wife and I both live less than 5 miles from all of our siblings and our parents. They are our support circle.

When we finally decide to flee The City Beautiful it won't take long for me to find friends and become a local member of the world's largest community...

The key is to find your passion then go seek other people who feel as you do or enjoy the same things.

Find out what I'm talking about as I dive a little deeper in my blog post.

Great pompt Skillz!

12wordplay
12wordplay21 weeks 1 day ago

This prompt is hypothetical

This prompt is hypothetical but I just moved so I guess for me it's a realistic scenario. I moved from Florida to San Francisco and it's funny because when you say you miss a place often you don't miss the place itself you miss things. I ordered fish and chips the other day because I wanted something that didn't involve tofu or organics and kept the fat in. What I ordered ended up being a high class version of what I really wanted to be some breaded catfish with some golden brown fries crisped just enough to make it obvious I'm eating something. I missed going out with friends who listen to what I listen to and understand my humor and personality. I often go out here and realize I don't know 90% of the songs that play in these bars and I breathe a sigh of relief for the occasional Rihanna and Adele that play and remind me I'm still on Earth. I mostly miss the familiar. There's something about knowing which street is next or what kind've DJ you're going to get or even how to dress for an occasion or what the season will be like. Since I've moved to a new place I miss the comfort of knowing and the comfort of others knowing me.

Meeting people in a new place can be overwhelming especially when many of the people don't look like you. It's often hard to find a balance between hiding in the familiar and branching out to the unfamiliar without losing yourself. I have never had white men ask me out or tell me I'm beautiful until I got here (and with my natural hair! Crazy right?). I rarely if ever went to bars before I got here and I definitely wasn't into recycling, healthy eating, or animals before I arrived. The city has taught me that in order to meet truly new people, you have to try new things. Does that mean rock climbing for the first time, trying the interracial dating thing, or eating from a foodtruck? Well, yes it does! My life has been so enriched by the fact that I didn't go out and look for people just like me. Put yourself out there and go places you've never gone and try things you never thought you would. I shop at Goodwill, drink Silk milk now, tried out knitting and go out with a crowd a couple shades lighter than me if you catch my drift and I love it!

My love for life grows as I really learn about how much of it I have not discovered yet.

Love, Not so lonely in San Francisco