Dear 2020 from the Pandemic People Writing Prompts for the 15th

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Our second grandchild was announced in the fall of 2019 to be born this spring. How wonderful! We couldn’t wait to hold, touch, and smell the new baby. Holidays flew by as we made plans and sent baby gifts to our son’s family. Was it a boy or a girl? Yes, they answered.

OK! Whatever!

Before we ever could purchase our tickets, the news of a new illness was making headlines. Maybe the illness wouldn’t take very long, and then we could take the trip.

A neighbor mentioned the airlines sent her a voucher for her ticket for a flight for her Grandmother’s 90^thbirthday. Voucher? The airlines canceled the flight? Hmmm? We started thinking twice. 

Soon we were riveted to the news. Our trip plans were cast aside; we began to worry about their trip to the maternity ward. Would they be exposed to Covid-19 in the hospital? Would mom be healthy? Would the baby be healthy? Anxious and concerned, we waited for the call.

Finally, the call. “It’s a boy!”

Good, good, but more importantly, would they get home healthy and without the virus? Yes, they made it home safely. Everyone was OK.

The first and subsequent baby photos reveal a very suspicious-looking baby. Eyes off to the side, he seems to be saying: “What am I doing here during this pandemic? Why was I born now? What is this place?”

This experience helped me realize we are all in the boat together. This month’s prompts are all for 2020 and our recent experiences. As always, there are six prompts and six plain pages, all with pictures. The beginning is always selecting a photo you think will inspire your writing. If none of the photos appeal to you, simply get a blank piece of paper and write your own story. 

I wanted to add a baby writing prompt page. I have seen some hysterical images on social media of mad babies, and was able to find these. This is one page from the PDF. 

The stories may be shared with family and friends, and help to tell the story of living during this time in history. 

This prompt is about working from home. The commute from BDR (bedroom) to LVR (living room) couldn’t be better! 

I hope you like them! Carolyn Wilhelm, Wise Owl Factory

Self-publishing from the Very, Very Beginning UDEMY Teacher

BS Elementary Ed, MS Gifted Education, and MA K-12 Curriculum and Instruction

Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the multi award-winning author of the HowToDoItFrugally series of books for authors and retailers. She was named Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment by members of the California Legislature and was an instructor for UCLA Extension’s renowned Writers’ Program for nearly a decade.