Writing about what's lost and found

Photo by Jozsef Hocza on UnsplashWriting Prompt

Make a list of five objects, people, or animals that you have lost and have not found.

Make a list of five objects, people, or animals that you have lost and have found.

Pick one of these objects and situations and write about what happened before and after you lost the object or before and after you lost or found the object.

Use this anecdote as the basis of a story, poem, play, or essay.

For Inspiration

“When Things Go Missing” by Kathryn Schultz, Personal History, The New Yorker

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