Start storytelling with these prompts.
Writing your life story is as easy as filling in the blanks. Use
these 11 Mad Lib-style memory-jogging prompts to start your memoirs.
Fill in the second blank based on your answer in the first, then tell
whatever story comes to mind. You can reuse the prompts by filling in
the blanks differently.
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person: yourself, a
relative, friend, teacher, enemy
•
place: the backyard, church,
high school, summer cottage, in your first car
•
event: high school
reunion, wedding, graduation, fishing trip, vacation
• adjective: funny, strange, sad, crazy, scary
Example
Mad lib: It was a(n)
[adjective] night
with [person] when…
Answer: It was an unforgettable night with
Matt when we spread out a blanket for a midnight
picnic in the woods.
Now you try it, using these prompts:
1.
I’ll never forget the time
[person] misbehaved at [event] . . .
2. A(n) [adjective] thing that
happened at [place] was . . .
3. Nobody ever talks about
[person]’s . . .
4. I wish I could do
[event] all over
again . . .
5. [person] really surprised me when . . .
6. A favorite memory of
[place] is . . .
7. [person] was so [adjective] when . . .
8. [person] made [event] memorable when . . .
9. I laughed so hard the
time [person] . . .
10. One of my favorite
childhood places was [place] because . . .
11. I felt [adjective] at [event] because . .
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From the March 2009 Family Tree Magazine