December, 2018 Season’s Greetings to you all! The year started out with great anticipation—a summer wedding, another grandchild, downsizing, a… Read more Embrace the Future, Embrace the Past
Category: Lifelong Learning
Best Friends
A funny thing happened to me the other day. I met a new friend, Barbara. She and I, it turns… Read more Best Friends
Decision Time
A funny thing happened on the way through life. I’ve been a widow for five months now. The numbness now… Read more Decision Time
When Life Gives You Lemons
Oct 5, 2018 From Matt Dockins: Tell a story about your son, Tom. I raised my kids during the… Read more When Life Gives You Lemons
Learning to Read through Poetry
Prompt from Maureen Millea Smith. Take a poem or writing and tell us what it means to you. Invictus BY WILLIAM… Read more Learning to Read through Poetry
Two Syllable Words
I caught myself using a really long, fancy word the other day when a short “normal” word would have worked.… Read more Two Syllable Words
Leaving a comment glitch fixed
Several readers have asked me how to leave a comment on my website Prompt Me! page, and I have finally… Read more Leaving a comment glitch fixed
Prompt Me! “Driver’s Education” from Sharon Lauderdale Sloan
Sharon Lauderdale Sloan April 14–Driver’s Education I took Driver’s Education back in the late 60s, from Mr. Horman. The class… Read more Prompt Me! “Driver’s Education” from Sharon Lauderdale Sloan
Remembering Mom
I wrote this for my Edina Community Education Writers Group–a prompt from Maureen Millea Smith. On this Mother’s Day weekend,… Read more Remembering Mom
The One That Got Away
Writing Prompt: You bump into an ex-lover on Valentine’s Day—the one whom you often call “The One That Got Away.”… Read more The One That Got Away
ELAINE KOYAMA WRITES 