Where do you feel unwelcome?

When was the last time you felt unwelcome somewhere, not awkward, or unsure, but entirely unwelcome? Use today’s writing prompts to unpack your response to this question, then read mine…

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WRITING PROMPTS to help you explore today’s topic:

1. Write a journal entry about the last time you felt unwelcome somewhere.

2. Write a short essay or poem about a place you deem safe and welcoming.

3. Write a real or fictional dialogue between two people standing in the same physical location in which one person feels comfortable and welcome in that place and the other person does not.

4. Write a fictional scene using the first-person point of view in which you enter a place where you feel unwelcome.

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My response to today’s question:

Personally, the place I have felt the most welcome and the most unwelcome, albeit not at the same time, is actually the same place (sort of): church. Keep reading for more about my experiences...

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