When taking the kids to camp this morning, an old Bryan Adams song popped on the radio and BAM! I was gone in my head, motivating Toots to finally ask, “Was this your prom song?” Despite wondering how a nine-year-old could make that immediate assumption (repeated High School Musical viewings?), I had to acknowledge that the visceral connection between music and experience got me again, transporting me to a land far, far away where girls still wore puffy-sleeved relatively non-slutty prom dresses and Bartles & Jaymes wine coolers were still, indeed, “cool.” And so we have today’s creative writing prompt:
For this week’s writing exercise, think back to your prom(s) and write your impressions either from your perspective today or how you felt then. Be sure to post a video/track of your “prom theme” for the full sensory memory explosion.
Here’s a few starters:
I went to prom with…
I wore…
I didn’t go to prom because…
What I want to tell my daughter about prom…
It really helps to listen to your prom song first, trust me:
Story to follow…
Meanwhile, please post your submission in the comments OR post in your blog and leave a link to your blog in the comments.
To bone up on PROMPTuesdays, read a bit about it here.
Or, catch up on the PROMPTuesdays archive here.
I love me some Brian Adams!
I finally remembered to 1) come visit the blog before Saturday and 2) play along.
Also, I kind of secretly have always loved Bryan Adams. Have you ever seen any of his photography? It’s as lovely as his music. He did a beautiful book years ago.
He DID? I need to Google that.