604+ ‘Memory’ Writing Prompts
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Library Discovery
Write about your first memory inside a library. Describe what it looked like, smelled like, and how it made you feel.
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Blooming Affection
Write about what your favorite flower is and why it holds such a special place in your heart.
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Love Languages
Narrate an incident where you discovered your love language or someone else’s and how it affected your relationship.
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Survival in the Wilderness
You’ve awoken to find yourself with amnesia, stranded in the wild. Write a narrative uncovering how you survive and gradually regain your memory.
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Carousel of Time
Narrate a story about a seemingly normal carousel that spins in the reverse direction, taking its riders back in time.
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Lost Time Capsule
Pen a story about someone locating an ancient time capsule filled with cryptic artifacts.
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Haunting Hymns of Winter
Compose a chilling tale about a forgotten and eerie winter hymn that, when sung, summons strange occurrences.
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Uncloseted Memories
Pick a piece of clothing from your spring wardrobe that holds a specific memory and write about it.
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Song of My Life
Create a soundtrack of your life, using specific songs to represent significant moments.
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Reminiscing May
Recollect a significant event that happened in your life during the month of May in a previous year.
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April Fool’s Prank
Describe a funny or memorable April Fool’s prank you have either carried out or have been the victim of.
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Ice Cream Under the Trees
Write about a memory of eating ice cream under the shade during a particularly hot summer day.
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Radios and Road Trips
Write about a song or music album that instantly snaps you back to a certain phase or moment in life.
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Nostalgic Flavor
Write about a meal or a particular food that takes you back to a specific moment in your past.
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Treasured Holiday Traditions
Write about a specific Christmas tradition from your childhood that remains vivid in your memory.
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The Magic of Christmas Trees
Write about your earliest memory in relation to Christmas trees—trimming it, the scent, the struggles, and eventually seeing it lit up.
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Child’s Perspective of Memorial Day
Write a story from the perspective of a child experiencing Memorial Day.
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Memory of a Veteran
Reflect on a personal connection with a veteran and their influence on your life.
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Manifesting Peace
Write about a Christmas Eve when you experienced a personal or familial conflict and imagine a miraculous resolution.
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The Disappearing Folklore
One day, all fairy tales and legends are wiped from people’s memories leaving characters to piece together the forgotten lore.
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Forgotten Memories
You wake up with no memory of who you are or where you’re from, and you must piece it all together.
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The Library of Lost Memories
Write about a vast library that holds not just books, but forgotten memories and experiences as well.
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Memory Turned Poetry
Write a poem about a memory you shared with the person who broke your heart.
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The Forgotten Flavour
Recall an old ice cream flavour from your childhood that no longer exists and explore its significance.
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Sacred Spaces
Describe one place from your childhood that holds particular memory or significance to your inner child.
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Last-Minute Spring Break Plans
Write about an impromptu Spring Break trip that turned out to be one of your best holidays.
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Sea of Memories
Create a list of memories you shared with the person you lost, whether bittersweet or joyful, detailing the emotions each memory elicits.
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Pieces of Memory
Create a collage of memories that you associate with the person or relationship that has caused your heartbreak.
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Snow Angel Chronicles
Write about a moment, either real or imagined, where you’ve made a snow angel.
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Memories of the Endless Blue
Write down your fondest memory associated with the sea or another large body of water during the summer months.
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Easter Egg Hunt Memories
Recall your fondest memory participating or watching the Easter Egg Hunt during family gatherings.
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Unfamiliar Reflection
Write a story where the protagonist wakes up finding out they’ve become a person they don’t recognize.
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Dual Reality
Create a world where everyone lives, unknowingly, in two realities and your protagonist accidently switches between the two.
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Amnesiac Protagonist
Your main character wakes up with no memory of who they are, slowly they discover shocking truths about their true identity.
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Characters from Books
Create a short story including your favorite characters from the books you have read.
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Discovering the December Light
Write about an instance where you found light (physical or metaphorical) in the darkest month of the year.
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Interpreting Happy Memories
Start by jotting down the happiest memory you have from your childhood. Then, provide details about why it made you so happy and how it influences you today.
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The Echo of Playground Hustle
Recall a memory of a game you played as a child and what outcomes—both wins and losses—taught you.
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Dying Light
Your protagonist wakes up to find that they’ve lost several hours and there are signs that they’ve indulged in gruesome feeding while they were ‘away’.
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Solitary Soliloquy
Imagine that you’re having a conversation with a future version of yourself from the end of next year. What would you discuss?
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First Christmas Without…
Narrate your experience of the first Christmas without a close family member.
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The Child of the Apocalypse
Channel a child’s perspective who knows nothing of the world before the zombie apocalypse. How do they see and navigate this desolated world?
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Dark Side of Teleportation
Write about a world where teleportation exists, but with a horrifying cost.
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The Magic of Snow
Write about your first memory of seeing or experiencing snow and how it adds magic to the holiday season.
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The Food Gratitude List
List your top 5 favourite healthy foods and elaborate on why you appreciate them.
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The Haunted Hearths
Describe a haunted Christmas house and the spirits that dwell there, instead of a typical Santa Claus visit.
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Nourishing Gratitude
Describe a meal you are particularly thankful for and explore why it was special.
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April Rain Gratitude
Consider the springtime showers that April is known for and write about why you are grateful for rain.
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Remembered Souls
Imagine a world where spirits of the deceased come back one day a year, with no memory of how they died.
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Chance Encounter
Imagine a character who runs into someone who is a spitting image of a significant person from their past.
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April Childhood Memories
Reflect on a specific childhood memory that occurred in April, detailing the events and your feelings.
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Saved Between Pages
Imagine finding a dried flower or leaf in an old book – tell the story of how it got there.
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Rooted in Memory
Create a story starting with the line “Every tomato in this farm carries the flavor of nostalgia”.
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In My Shoes
Draw a picture of your favorite pair of shoes and write about where they have taken you.
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Forest of Memories
Write about a forest you visited in the past and describe your experiences and emotions associated with that place.
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Savoring the Memory
Craft a detailed and sensory description of the most spectacular meal you have ever had.
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Culinary Childhood Memories
Recount a memory from your childhood where you either helped prepare a special holiday meal or simply enjoyed it.
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Forgotten Footsteps
Write about an unsolved mystery from your teenage years that returns to haunt you.
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Pocketful of Memories
Compose a story about a character who empties their pockets to unveil memories associated with each item.
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Classroom Time Capsule
Imagine burying a time capsule at school. What items would you include and why?
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Exploring the Story of Forgotten Song
Imagine a forgotten song that holds the key to an unsolved mystery.
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Vanishing Point
Write a flash fiction exploring the concept of someone or something vanishing without a trace.
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Haunted by Mortality
Narrate a tale about a vampire who has found a unique way to connect to their lost mortality.
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Yearning for the Dawn
Craft a narrative about a vampire who yearns for something they no longer can have – daylight.
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Lunchtime Tales
Write a story about an exciting or funny event that happened during lunchtime in the first grade.
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Sensational Summer Stories
Narrate a memorable incident or exciting outing from your last summer holiday.