Post #166 – Women’s Memoirs, Writing Prompts and Life Prompts – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler
Happy Halloween
With ghosts, goblins, gigantic spiders, and enough cobwebs to capture people and insects alike, I know it’s Halloween. My neighbors are more into decorating than I am, so I get to enjoy their hard work.
If you’ve been a regular on this site, then you know that Halloween is Kendra’s favorite holiday. She began loving Halloween back when her mother introduced her to a month-long celebration. We’re including one of Kendra’s special Halloween soup recipes in our upcoming Memories Sweet and Savory ebook. We’ll let you know when it is available.
New Halloween Food Tradition
Okay. I’m not sure that a one-time experiment can be called a new tradition, but it just might be. What do you think of my Halloween mouth? Cute, huh? I’d be scared if this mouth came after me.
Halloween is one of those evocative occasions. It brings back memories from our childhood or even more recent ones. Kendra and I just got off the phone and she recalled that we ate together last October 31. She was visiting and we had a lovely dinner in downtown Corvallis while we watched adults and children arrive — both age groups in costumes. Downtown Corvallis merchants all have candy available and invite everyone just to stop by — no purchase necessary. We weren’t in costume, but we had a blast looking at all the creative creatures who walked (or floated) by our table.
With two mouths, you can get into a most interesting conversation.
Memoir Writing Prompt
1. Write about the earliest Halloween you remember. It might be your own or it might be a Halloween with one of your children. For example, I remember when we dressed our youngest son as Diaper Man (wearing his diaper and a baby blanket as his cape). His older brothers were out trick-or-treating and he stayed with us as we opened the door to give out Halloween treats.
Think of as many details as you can — the sights, the smells, the emotions. Did you make the treats or did you buy them? Did you have many visitors or only a few?
2. Since making connections with our families is important, talk to or call one or more of your children and ask about any special Halloween memories. This works with young children just as well as adult children. Gather all the details you can and then write the story. Share this with the family. I guarantee it will be the very best treat you’ve ever given.
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