What's in your bag?

An inspiring writing prompt got me thinking about self-connection, trauma, and healing

In The Way of the Fearless Writer by

Beth Kempton

(who’s work and online writing sanctuaries I highly recommend), I was invited to:

“Empty the contents of your bag. Tell me a story about that.”

My daughter Ava, who is far more sophisticated than me, was in cahoots with my mother when she bought me the gift of the big green bag that carries everything.

Inside this ge…