WAGS members and the public are invited to attend any of our Life Story Writers Group Meetings. These meetings create supportive spaces for members to share writing about their personal life stories, or those of their family members and ancestors. Attendees are welcome to share their writing or to listen to others for inspiration.

Writing prompts are offered each month to help inspire your writing. The writing prompts are meant to be suggestions only. Members are welcome to share their writing on any topic related to their own lives or the lives of their family members. The current writing prompts are listed below.

September 2026 Writing Suggestions

BRIDGING TRADITION AND CHANGE

A Change of Mind

• Explore the ways in which your opinions about family, friendships, and romantic relationships have changed over the years.
• Has your political stance changed over time? How?
• Has time widened or narrowed your circle of friends? Why?

A Change of Address

• Explore how the various moves you've made over the years have affected your life.
• Were some moves better than others?

A Change of Career

• Explore the various occupations you've had over the years.
• Were some jobs better than others?
• Which new line of work was a personal gamechanger? Why?

A Change of Habit

• Explore the various routines that you have established over the years.
• How has time altered or shaken up your daily routines?
• What are some of your current challenges to maintaining your daily routines?

Change can be a scary thing, and the world seeems to changing more quickly all the time. But change can also be inspiring and fulfilling.