They say, smell triggers memories better than any other sense. But, sometimes you’ll hear a song that brings you back to your teenage years, or see a park that reminds you of your childhood.
THIS WEEK’S CHALLENGE: Choose either sight, sound, or smell, and write a memory it triggers in you.
The Rules:
- The style is completely open; poetry, prose, a single word…Go where the prompt takes YOU!
- Keep your submission to 500 words or less.
- Post it on your page, and TAG it Sunday Writing Prompt, MLMM, Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie. And be sure to leave a link in the comment section below.
- Feel free to use my photo for inspiration, or as your own cover image.
- Please have your submissions in by the END OF EACH FRIDAY (Pacific Standard Time). Every Saturday, I will post a “standout” piece in a post entitled, Saturday Highlighter. Bear in mind, it will be based on my personal opinion. If you are not chosen, that does NOT mean your piece was not superb.
- Be creative and HAVE FUN!
I just want to give a quick thank you to Michael who has entrusted me to take over this challenge. It is an honour, and I am very excited to spread my creative wings and soar in a new direction!
Great prompt to start your tenure with Sara. Best wishes for the future.
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Very appreciated, Michael π
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Here are my thoughts Sara
https://summerstommy.com/2021/04/04/mlmm-sunday-writing-prompt-three-senses-a-smell-in-the-house/
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Stuck between a rock and a hard place. Must be challenging to live with. Thanks for your contribution, Michael!
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Pleasure Sara.
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https://jimadamsauthordotcom.wordpress.com/2021/04/04/not-an-easter-story/
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Unique take on the prompt! One of my favorite things about writing is how a prompt can be interpreted in so many different ways.
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Here’s mine Sara. Excellent first outing
https://pensitivity101.wordpress.com/2021/04/04/mlmm-sunday-writing-prompt-three-senses/
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Thank you so much! Great submission, heartwarming and I felt like I learned a lot about you and your family π
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A wonderful start to your tenure! Great prompt. Now, let’s see, sight, smell, sound . . . of the taste of chocolate easter bunnies.
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Haha same!! Thanks for your support, Lorraine π
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My entry – http://transitionofthoughts.com/2021/04/05/disparage/
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Opening your heart to another is probably one of the most difficult things in life. Lack of family support is heartbreaking. Touching post, Aseem.
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It sure is. Thanks for stopping by :).
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Great prompt Sara.
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I appreciate that, Sadje! SO many ideas. Hard to narrow them down
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Youβll get the chance to use them all. β€οΈ
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Hello! Glad to see you and the first image is beautiful!
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Thank you so much! I was immediately drawn to it and felt it could encompass all three senses π
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Here’s my Monday contribution: https://sparksfromacombustiblemind.com/2021/04/05/mlmm-sunday-writing-prompt-on-monday/
Congratulations Sara on hosting this! You’ll do a fabulous job I’m sure!
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Too kind, Melanie π Fun and funny post! There’s no rush on posting btw…as long as it’s in by Friday!
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Thanks for the prompt! https://judydykstrabrown.com/2021/04/05/noises-in-the-night/
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Thanks for your contribution, I really enjoyed it! I put myself in the shoes of the little girl and could feel everything she was feeling, hear everything she was hearing. Great job!
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[…] I’m a big fan of actively purposefully connecting with my senses. When something catches my eye, I pursue it for more sensual input. Yes, that’s probably why my career with children has been so rewarding. That’s exactly what kids do and why not being able to touch or sniff a priceless work of art, is unbearable for them.My example comes from an experiment that asked me to recall a sensation. I became intrigued by articles about Native American Spirit Animals. There’s no doubt in my mind that human beings are inseparable from Nature and that spiritual signs are everywhere.So, there was a proposed experiment to find your own ‘spirit animal’. I thought, why not?The experiment suggested a quiet calm space where you could just clear your mind in a meditative state and the first animal that presented itself to you would be your spirit guide. Did I mention that I was skeptical? I wasn’t even sure that I was capable of clearing my mind.Well, I did it. As I sat quietly, I suddenly heard the sound of red-winged blackbirds. I hadn’t heard them in a long while at that time because I wasn’t living by a marshy area. (That sound also triggered happy childhood memories of my grandparents’ farm.)Red winged blackbirds were so outside of what I expected, and so specific, that I became a guarded believer that very day. I look up animal meaning information often now, especially when I notice an unusual array of them in a time period. There was such a time period right after my first granddaughter was born, when my photo adventures turned from frogs and salamanders to spiders. I was ALL about finding spiders!A few years into that new photo fetish, I found my book on animal meanings. I looked up spiders, for fun.Spiders mean Grandmother. “The spirit of grandmotherly love.”Just sayin’.MLMM Sunday Writing Prompt β Three Senses | Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie (wordpress.com […]
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https://sillyfrogsusan.com/2021/04/05/mlmm-sunday-writing-prompt/
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I really enjoyed your post, Susan. Flooded me with beautiful memories.
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Welcome as the new host. Hereβs my take, Sara.
https://fivedotoh.com/2021/04/05/sunday-writing-prompt-the-sense-of-smell/
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Thanks, Fandango! Happy to be here π Great submission. Not sure if I would have seen that painting otherwise
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Reblogged this on All About Writing and more.
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Thank you so much, Henrietta π
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Hi Sara, hereβs my response;
http://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2021/04/05/mlmm-sunday-writing-prompt-three-senses/
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Wonderful, Sadje! Your post brought up memories of my Dad playing old scratchy records on Sunday mornings to coax me and my little sister out of bed for his famous hash browns and “drippy eggs”.
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Thanks Sara. Itβs lovely to revisit the past.
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Mine is here.
https://poetryofthenetherworld.blogspot.com/2021/04/similar-houses-tanka.html
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Sorry if this is a duplicate comment. I have a devil of a time with WordPress blogs.
Mine is here.
https://poetryofthenetherworld.blogspot.com/2021/04/similar-houses-tanka.html
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I’ll give it one final try, but I’m not terribly optimistic.
Mine is here.
https://poetryofthenetherworld.blogspot.com/2021/04/similar-houses-tanka.html
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Hereβs mine
https://stephaniecolpron.wordpress.com/2021/04/06/sounds-of-love/
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Exceptional piece of prose. Heartwarming, heartbreaking…gave me all the feels. Fabulous work, Stephanie!
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thank you very much ππ»ππ»
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