by Nancy Casey
Surgeons wear them. So do boxers and astronauts. And probably you, too.
Good old gloves. Today, write about some of the gloves that have graced your life. You can tell what they are made of or what color they are. Maybe you remember where you got them. Perhaps they were present for an important moment. Maybe they even saved you from disaster.
Think about all the gloves you have known as you set up your page. Draw a line at the top of the page where the title will go. Set aside some space for illustration. (If you begin by tracing your hand, you can quickly draw a glove.)
Most gloves protect your hands from something. In the winter months you probably rely on them for protection from the cold. But a glove can also protect a hand from heat. Gloves can keep out microbes and dirt. Some people count on gloves to protect their hands from cleaning agents or other toxins.
When is a glove not a glove? Consider a mitten, for instance, or a fingerless glove. Maybe you remember a time when you needed gloves and couldn’t find them. What did you use instead?
Sometimes gloves don’t protect anything. They can also be used to hide something—unsightly age spots, chewed up nails, or fingerprints at a crime scene. Some gloves are strictly for fashion and instead of protecting you, you have to protect them.
Is there a certain kind of glove you wish you had? Is there a type of glove you would never wear even if you did have them?
If you lose one glove, what do you do with the other one?
Have you ever given or received gloves as a gift? Or stumbled on a pair of gloves you forgot about? Have you ever stolen a pair of gloves?
So many gloves! The more you look around and think about them, the more you can find.
If you never, ever wear gloves, there’s a story in that, too.
Fill up a page today by writing something about gloves.
When you have finished the page, read over what you have written. Illustrate your work if you haven’t already. Think up a title that ties everything together.
Write the title at the top of the page. Write the date on the page too, along with a signature or your initials.
Here is an example of what someone could write.
You can share your work by posting it as a comment below. You can type it in, or take a photo of it and upload the image.
Nancy Casey has lived in Latah County for many years. You can find more of her work here. In-person Write-For-You classes could be returning to the Recovery Center before too long—but not yet! If you would like some help with your writing, or just some encouragement, contact Nancy or the Latah Recovery Center.
Latah Recovery Community Center, Inc. 