Prompted

Spring 2018

Prompt: Write a memoir in six words, no more, no less.

Life’s challenges

Figuring things out with life’s challenges

- Geneva Guadalupe ’17, Iowa City, Iowa
Mousy

Once so mousy — now I roar.

- Amy Miller ’93, Lincoln, Neb.
Funny

Funny, I never meant life seriously

- Jon Krieg ’84, Des Moines, Iowa
Bologna Tacos

Bologna tacos and other poor choices

- Stephanie Jaros ’99, Salinas, Calif.
Mostly successful

Resolved to make mistakes. Mostly successful.

- Heather Glidden ’03, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Dancing

Dancing brought God into my life.

- Susan Shackman ’98, Santa Cruz, Calif.
Then George

Four years, dated 13, then George.

- Sue Ratcliff Drake ’58, Grinnell, Iowa
Stupid Fun

Should have had more stupid fun.

- Louise Alcorn ’92, Des Moines, Iowa
Crown Intact

Smacked head, crawling back, crown intact.

- Heather Tingley Shaw ’83, South Dartmouth, Mass.
I Dance

Between sound and silence, I dance.

- Dori McLennan ’92, New York City

What advice do you have for this year’s class of first-year students? Submit your response (150 words or less, please) to The Grinnell Magazine with “Prompted” in the subject line.