"Sometimes when you're in a writing class or studying writing intensively, it's easy to lose, temporary, the passion for what brought you to writing in the first place. It's easy to feel as if you've taken all the magic out of it, and you sit at your desk, bored and resistant, unable to find a single thing worth writing about...it's easy to feel as if you've used up all your material, plumbed your memories, reflecting on everything there is to reflect about..."
You've been doing a lot of reading and writing this semester...
"You've perhaps learned new ways to approach your own memories, your research interests, and your ideas. Now, with all that knowledge settling inside your head, [I] want to tell you one last thing. Forget it. Don't forget it forever. But just forget it for now. Take a moment to be in a quiet space where you do your best work..."
Clear your head and try the following prompt:
"What are your 'last words?' What would you want to write if you knew that your time was up? What would you notice in the world around you? What's important for us to hear?"
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