Writing Workshop: Forgotten

Welcome back to the Wednesday Writing Workshop link-up! At the bottom of this post you’ll find the widget to post the link to your workshop posts. It’s my turn first though, of course. I’ve chosen prompt #1… a lesson I never learn.

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My panic-room mentality has kicked in. Did you notice? Of course you did.

When the chips are down the walls go up. Hardened, reinforced.

I retreat, inwards. Deep and dark where only I can go. Lights off, wrapped in my thoughts. An eiderdown of half-pursued trains of thought, laced tight with worry and doubt. And something new, a loss felt low and sharp.

Sunk deep. No return. Turn back, you’re not getting in.

But you are here. And, as always, you take no heed.

Soft hands, warm, persistent in their unfolding of me. Bringing me back, to light and warmth, your fingers in my hair, on my stomach. Filling me back up.

I need you. More than I ever knew I could need.

And yet I always forget. Always forget, till the next time that something pulls me under.

My husband, my lover, my friend.

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So now it’s your turn! What prompt did you choose?

1. What do you seem unable to learn or remember, no matter how hard you try?
- Inspired by Heather’s rather, um, *delicious* mistake when braving the delicacies of Norway.

2. Tell me about something you miss
- Inspired by Tara’s beautiful post in which she laments over time moving too fast: “The one where I learn to appreciate the little things”.

3. What steps have you taken this year so far to make a dream a reality? And if you haven’t yet? WHY NOT?! What’s stopping you?
- Inspired by Victoria at It’s a Small World After All, who is fearlessly making her family’s dreams of travelling round the world this year a reality.

4. Describe what’s out your window.
- Inspired by Amber from Strocel.com who’s been looking out her window.

5. Blog about your very own tiny acorn and the resulting mighty oak!
- Inspired by ME! and my whirlwind week.

Leave your name and the URL to your post in the MckLinky below (the URL should be to your post not just to your blog) andleave me a comment to let me know you’ve taken part. If you have the time it would be great if you could try and read and comment on at least two other entries. And be kind! It’s supposed to be a bit of fun – we’re not looking for the next Booker Prize winner here!

If you haven’t had chance to respond yet, then you’ve still got today! Or just wait till next week, when there’ll be five brand new prompts to get you thinking.

This Writing Workshop is brought to you in association with Mama Kat’s Losin’ It – who’s lovely author came up with the concept and runs her own workshop over in the U.S.

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