Red: I'm 6 years old walking with my mom in our city in Cuba holding her hand and noticing a bracelet made out of large red rubies. At least they seemed like rubies to me. They were so large that I wondered if we were royalty.
Fast forward many years later my mom is getting quite forgetful and I take every opportunity to send her red blouses, red sweaters, red flowers before she forgets all the important things about what she loves and who I am.
I'm 18 years old and need a red lipstick. Prom? I wander through the makeup aisle at a department store and find the most beautiful red blue lipstick by YSL. Fast forward many years later and I need a red lipstick and go back to YSL. I was so saddened by the fact that the red is more orange red which does not look good on me.
Thank you for this exercise Kelly. I loved reading your memories. I think your parents dancing the shag will stay with me. What joy! ❤️
Oh Nirma, this is precious. I love that it brought some of these memories about your mom. I wondered if we were royalty…I love this. Isn’t it wild that our memories can recall the thoughts we had around these things? Thank you so much for sharing your red memories with me. ❤️
Im a bit behind on my Substacks and read your purple prompt first but then went back to this. I have a stream of consciousness that got longer and longer, surprising me because at first it didn't seem like I had many red memories. In fact, I find my memories aren't very colour oriented at all! But what a fun prompt! I love what came out in 5 min of typing. And I love your stories here 💛 will share mine one time!
Oh Kym, I love this so much, that you were surprised in the process! That's one of my favorite parts about writing prompts like this - those dusty corners we uncover and the hidden treasures we find. I do hope you'll share and keep joining in. My summer has gotten off to a super busy start, but I'm continuing with WHITE soon!
I’m sure you do! Probably one of the reasons I remember some of them is because of photos. I look forward to hearing yours! Post them here after you’ve thought about them!
Red: I'm 6 years old walking with my mom in our city in Cuba holding her hand and noticing a bracelet made out of large red rubies. At least they seemed like rubies to me. They were so large that I wondered if we were royalty.
Fast forward many years later my mom is getting quite forgetful and I take every opportunity to send her red blouses, red sweaters, red flowers before she forgets all the important things about what she loves and who I am.
I'm 18 years old and need a red lipstick. Prom? I wander through the makeup aisle at a department store and find the most beautiful red blue lipstick by YSL. Fast forward many years later and I need a red lipstick and go back to YSL. I was so saddened by the fact that the red is more orange red which does not look good on me.
Thank you for this exercise Kelly. I loved reading your memories. I think your parents dancing the shag will stay with me. What joy! ❤️
Oh Nirma, this is precious. I love that it brought some of these memories about your mom. I wondered if we were royalty…I love this. Isn’t it wild that our memories can recall the thoughts we had around these things? Thank you so much for sharing your red memories with me. ❤️
Im a bit behind on my Substacks and read your purple prompt first but then went back to this. I have a stream of consciousness that got longer and longer, surprising me because at first it didn't seem like I had many red memories. In fact, I find my memories aren't very colour oriented at all! But what a fun prompt! I love what came out in 5 min of typing. And I love your stories here 💛 will share mine one time!
Oh Kym, I love this so much, that you were surprised in the process! That's one of my favorite parts about writing prompts like this - those dusty corners we uncover and the hidden treasures we find. I do hope you'll share and keep joining in. My summer has gotten off to a super busy start, but I'm continuing with WHITE soon!
Love your memories and I will definitely try the color/memory writings. I have pictures of most of those memories you have shared here!
I’m sure you do! Probably one of the reasons I remember some of them is because of photos. I look forward to hearing yours! Post them here after you’ve thought about them!