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The Weather Where You Are | Writing Prompt #23

We're sleeping underneath the same big sky

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Karen Lunde
Jul 31, 2026
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In my story this week, I wrote about my instinct to check the weather where my son, Ian, lives. I live in the relatively placid Pacific Northwest, and he lives in the turbulent Upper Midwest, where thunderstorms and even tornados roam the atmosphere.

My story was ultimately about a parent’s terror over not knowing whether their child was safe, and then finding out that same child was truly in harm’s way. If you missed it, you can catch up here:

“Where’s Your Boy?”

“Where’s Your Boy?”

Karen Lunde
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Jul 29
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But I’m not going to ask you to write about tornados and terror this week. Instead, we’ll peer into what it means to have people you love far away.

Want to start writing your story? My delightful paid subscribers receive a weekly writing prompt—an invitation to join in the reflective, revealing, rebellious act of truth-telling. I’d love for you to join us on the journey.

With love,
Karen

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