by Nancy Casey
We travel a lot. Across the world, across the room, across time. On foot. In memory. In empathy.
Is some part of us always traveling?
Today, write about your travels.
First, set up your page. Leave space at the top where you can put the title after you have finished writing. Mark off a space that you will use to draw or doodle while you are thinking up things to write.
Begin with a sentence that uses this form:
When ______________ , I travel______________
(You might prefer to say traveled or will travel, might travel, wish I could travel, etc.)
The part of the sentence that says when will tell something about the beginning of the travel. Was it started by a life event? A thought? The weather? Some part of your routine, such as eating or brushing your teeth?
Think about the travel in terms of who, what, where, why, how. Think about all the different kinds of traveling you can or might do.
After you have written that first sentence, add a little bit more. Make some kind of a comment on what you’ve already written.
You can fill the page by writing about one thing, one single bit of traveling. Or you can write many different travels.
Use the doodling space to let your pen and your mind travel aimlessly while you are thinking and deciding what to write.
At the very end of the page, wish yourself safe and happy travels.
When you have finished, give your work a title. Make sure the date is on it somewhere, too. Add further decoration and color to the page as needed. Here is an example of what a person could write.
You can share what you have written by posting it as a comment below. You can type in your work. Or post a picture of it.
Nancy Casey has lived in Latah County for many years. You can find more of her work here. She offers (free!) writing help to anyone in recovery. This can be for any kind of writing project—resumes, letters, stories, novels, homework, etc. She will be teaching writing classes at the Recovery Center in the spring. Email latahrecoverycenter@gmail.com for more information.
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