Today, imagine you work in a place where you manage lost or forgotten items. What might you find in the pile? For those participating in our serial challenge, reflect on the theme of “lost and found,” too.
Imagine you had a job in which you had to sift through forgotten or lost belongings. Describe a day in which you come upon something peculiar, or tell a story about something interesting you find in a pile.
For inspiration, ponder the phrase “lost and found.” What do you think about or visualize when you read this phrase? For an elementary schooler, it might be a box in their classroom, full of forgotten jackets and random toys. For a frequent traveler, it might be a facility in an airport, packed with lost phones, abandoned bags, and misplaced items.
On day four, you wrote about losing something. On day thirteen, you then wrote about finding something. So, today’s twist: If you’d like to continue our serial challenge, also reflect on the theme of “lost and found” more generally in this post.
By the end of Writing 101, you’ll have multiple posts around a theme — material you could thread together in a longform piece.
Questions to think about as you write your post:
- What have you learned about loss over the years?
- What does it feel like to find an object that was once important to you?
- When can reconnecting go horribly wrong?
- When are things better left buried and forgotten?
In your “lost and found” tale, tell us something larger — a life lesson, perhaps — about finding and losing something.
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Reply To Writing 101: Third Time’s the charm – H3
http://impossiblebebong.wordpress.com/2014/10/05/h3/
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This so much reminds me of a verse in the Amazing Grace song: “…I once was lost but now I’m found!”
-oh! That’s an idea! I’m off to write it out!
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Here it is! Lost but Found; Amazing Grace. http://hardethaewoh.wordpress.com/2014/10/05/lost-but-found-amazing-grace/
Pls read and give your honest feedbacks
☺
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Haha actually in the second and third episodes of my fanfiction series, one of the main characters finds a friend whom she had lost years ago…she would never forget or let go of this friend.
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Here’s my story. Lost and found.
http://worldwidesoulmate.wordpress.com/2014/10/05/writing-101-lost-and-found-forget-me-not/
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I joined this party pretty late but.. hey, better late am I right?
http://pizzasandthat.wordpress.com/2014/10/05/will-never-be-found/
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I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
http://workforthecausenottheapplause.com/2014/10/05/i-still-havent-found-what-im-looking-for/
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I have a little Roman oil lamp, which I absolutely treasure, found on a dig in Northern England, given to me by a distant relative. I cherish it, not because who gave it to me, but because it is so precious. I hold this little clay lamp, and imagine the person who used it in their home, how all but turned to the winds of time. But it is also a treasure because if you turn it up-side-down, at the base of the little clay handle, you can see part of the fingerprint of the potter who made it, over 2,000 years ago…
I am a bit of a dreamer, I admit, but I would love to know who had made it and who had lost it!
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Make sure you’re writing about this on your own blog 🙂
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Here is my post if anyone is interested. I am open for critique and comments, thanks!
http://thesecretfilesofanuncomplicatedlife.wordpress.com/2014/10/05/what-was-lost-can-be-found/
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Third time’s the charm … my grandmother always used to say
“Third time pays for all.”
The same but different.
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http://foxxyharlequin.wordpress.com/2014/10/05/the-girl-who-was-found-and-lost/
Had a lot of fun, may have got carried away and lost the whole point!
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This is like unblocking some history for there are some I want to forget permanently. Believe me, its quite a tale!
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this is a really cool twist on how to come up with a new writing strategy! My whole blog page is a series of being lost and found. I appreciate any advice, as I am a new blogger!
https://www.inluminechristi1633.wordpress.com
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http://inluminechristi1633.wordpress.com/
sorry, my first link did not work 🙂
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A Note from Brian
This prompt came out way earlier than usual and I’m not entirely sure it’s actually part of the 101 course. No matter, it was fun to write (kind of). I needed a break from my snarky – and often silly – voice (and topic choice) and shoot for something from a different end of the emotional rainbow. Not sure if it will mean as much to other readers as is does me…but, please…give it a shot. Feedback is welcome.
http://whisper2scream.wordpress.com/2014/10/05/lost-and-found-challenge-oct-5th-a-note-from-brian/
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Underground nobody can hear you scream http://wp.me/p4P21q-3R
My true tale of finding something grusome but awesome
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After weeks of procrastinating and unfinished drafts,I want to finally do something and put it out there. Definitely will be doing this assignment!
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Here’s my reply: Losing a Found Treasure (Final Part) http://wp.me/p1hoAF-tn
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These topics make me think and I like it. I may not have lived up to my own expectations but please do read and let me know, I would love anything you have to say about my work. 🙂
http://wordytale.wordpress.com/2014/10/06/lost-and-found-with-cracks/
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Please give constructive criticism, I tried writing in the form of a diary entry.
http://eachdayprecious.wordpress.com/2014/10/06/writing-101-lost-and-found/
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Almost caught up! Plus I think my muse is back. She likes my fictional characters more than me.
http://whenthetimeiswrite.com/2014/10/07/writing-101-third-times-the-charm/
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Playing ketchup
http://diariesofthenight.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/writing-101-third-times-the-charm/
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nbvkhbv
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Last of the 3 part series…http://pawcificpurrsea.wordpress.com/2014/10/10/all-is-naut-lost-part-iii/. Funny how I didn’t start out with a “life lesson” for the end… but it found it’s way in there… 😉
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yee haw
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bite me
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you know how I like biting
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