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The First Time I . . .

            Personal Narrative Writing Prompt

            The title of your piece is The First Time I . . .

How will you finish it?  Some possibilities could be . . .

 . . . rode a bike . . . was kissed . . . fell in love . . . told a lie . . . found out a secret . . . had to keep a secret . . . told a secret . . . got punished . . . did a random act of kindness . . . got seriously injured or hurt . . . stayed in the hospital . . . traveled out of state . . . traveled out of the country . . . felt guilty . . . committed a crime . . . failed a test . . . got hurt in a friendship . . . hurt a friend .  . . performed in front of an audience . . . got published . . .saved a life . . . bonded with an animal . . . got a pet . . . found a passion . . . learned how to _______ . . . faced death . . . went camping . . . saw a ghost . . . saw an angel . . .  remembered a wonderful dream . . . had a nightmare . . . ran for office . . . planted a garden . . .

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Haiku Contest

Ever thought about how many famous rabbits there are in our culture?  This month, The Contra Costa Times is challenging you to pen some poetry on that floppy-eared theme.  Whether it’s inspired by the perpetually tardy White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, The Easter Bunny, or Flopsy, Mopsy, and/or Cottontail is totally up to you.  Send your haiku – – – three lines in a 5-7-5 syllable pattern – – to [email protected] by noon March 29.

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