Writing Prompt Wednesday #4

And an audiobook recommendation!

This year I have a personal goal to do more writing “play”, and so I’m creating weekly prompts for myself which I’ll also share online, in case you’d like to join me. Teachers, you’re welcome to have your classes write with me too! I’m calling this practice Writing Prompt Wednesday and will post the prompts on my website, Instagram, Blue Sky, and Substack.¹

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The other day I finished listening to the memoir Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten. It’s a great listen! She narrates, and I find her voice so calming, and what she shares about her life and business was fascinating. I loved learning about how methodical she is with testing her recipes and making sure they work for the home cook— especially someone like me, who wants to make yummy food, but maybe doesn’t love cooking as much as she does. And the evolution of her career as a whole, especially given how it spans a time when women didn’t have as many rights and weren’t taken as seriously as they are now, was really interesting.

Because I have food on my mind, thanks to Ina Garten, here is a food-related prompt for this week:

You can find previous prompts and my responses here.

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