Memory
Writing prompt for November
November in the UK seems to be all about memory, and loss.
Obviously we ‘Remember, remember’ on the 5th November, then we have Remembrance Sunday on 10th, setting the tone for some serious introspection as we move further into dark evenings, and if you’re anything like me just want to begin to hibernate with hot drinks, warm blankets and good books on tap.
I’d like to explore the subject of memory further, for The Salon this month, and hope you will join me.
Remember this publication is my Counter Arts Group ‘Brit-pub’, so I’m looking to highlight topics of interest to the British reader, and mainly spotlight British culture, society, history, politics, literature etc. — along with the lives of our British writers.
Just some ideas (or any combination of these and/or your own):
- war/peace, loss/grief, poetry
- colonialism
- The Windrush Generation
- childhood memories
- remembrance of someone who has passed on (and I’m an animal person, so yes, you can include them)
- memory itself/dementia
- or happier aspects of life, like memories of first meeting someone important to you/seeing a work of art/reading your favourite…
