Awhile back, I read about an idea--or maybe came up with it myself?--to use the phrase "In this picture" as a writing prompt to describe a memory for which there was no actual photo.
Tonight, as I sat in a comfy chair in our sun room, reading a great book, I had a flash of memory I decided would work really well for the exercise.
Here's my first attempt:
(In this picture) I am on a bicycle that’s too big for me. I don’t remember who it belonged to, maybe my older brother. I am struggling to reach the pedals, stealing glances at Tim. He is a boy from school, a troublemaker, but I like him. A lot. I want to "go with him," as we called it back then. I suggest it to him, and he tilts his head in consideration, but he doesn’t answer. I’m both thrilled and disappointed at the same time. We were in fourth grade.
And with that, I'm off to bed...
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