Welcome to The Writing Spark. A monthly prompt designed to welcome and inspire creativity, encourage practice, and connect writers of all experience levels.
Have fun and let the prompt take your mind to where it wants to go.
Date: June 16, 2026
Prompt:
Tell a story that embodies your family’s history in some way. This can be a place, a person or a group of people, an event.
POV:
Write from the perspective of someone living in the era the story comes from. A grandparent, aunt, cousin, you.
Is the story told by them? Is it something told to you that you are repeating?
Genre:
Historical Memoir
What is a historical memoir? Blends personal lived experience with the broader context of significant eras or events.
Word Count:
Prose – Minimum 300 words
Poetry – Minimum 100 words
You are welcome to share in the comment area for others to read.
June 2026
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