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An apology to myself — a ten-minute writing prompt

One thing you owe yourself an apology for.

What a child is asked afterwards

An apology to myself

What would you say sorry to yourself for? Write it.

Everyone gets the same subject. What differs is the follow-up: one question for children, two for teens, three for adults. Only the children's wording is simplified.

Where people usually get stuck on this one

When you can't be honest

Write as if no one will read it. You can choose what to show after you finish.

When nothing comes to mind

Write down one thing that happened recently. It does not have to be a good story.

When you stall halfway

Explaining is what stalls you. Put down what you saw and what you heard instead.

Today's constraints on this prompt

One thing per sentence

Don't staple two ideas together with 'and'.

Don't name the feeling

Instead of 'I was sad', write what your body did.

Write what could be seen

Write the visible, not the felt, and the reader stands there with you.

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