Writing Prompt: How Are You Using Your Voice to Make an Impact?

Illustration by Kimberly Denson/Narratively archive

We don’t want all of our writing prompts to be a reminder of the strange and challenging times we’re living in right now, but with Independence Day around the corner while our freedom is constantly being challenged, the state of the world — and our role in it — is top of mind. Which is why we want to know what you’ve been doing to make an impact: in your community, school, neighborhood, society-at-large…

Did you just attend your first protest and have a life-changing experience there? Was there a moment recently when you spoke up for something you believed in despite being afraid to do so? Have you gotten back in touch with your incarcerated pen pal that you first began writing to almost a decade ago? (That last one would be me!) We want to hear about it — tell us in one brief sentence or 200 words. And, as always, if this prompt inspires you to keep writing after the fact, kudos!

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