Writing Prompt: Share a Favorite Memory From a Summer Job

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There might not be anything as wonderfully nostalgic as a summer job. Afternoons scooping frozen yogurt with your friends, days spent basking in the sun poolside making sure the neighborhood kids were safe. Even working as a line cook at a beach stand and coming home smelling like fry oil sounds kind of romantic with enough distance. We want to take you back to a time when a summer job felt almost as fun as a summer vacation…sort of. In a sentence, or two or three, tell us about a favorite, vivid memory from a seasonal summer job.

Ever own your own ice cream truck and forget to shut the freezer overnight? Work as a camp counselor and get pranked by one of the kids? It could be happy or silly, even kind of terrible but funny in hindsight — whatever gets you writing. Plus, a bonus: We’ve been sweetening the pot recently with our prompts by offering incentive for the most-liked comments. Last week’s winner was Mansi, who shared a bit about …