Prompt #44 — Write like Katherine Megear

Meagear’s piece (view here) recounts an experience that both characters participated in, using second person as if the speaker were narrating it to the other character. And at moments, the speaker reflects on his or her own situation: what thoughts will occur later, how the scene will be shaped and revised by memory.

PROMPT

Compose a story using second person address. Consider why it is being used: make sure the piece hinges on this in a clear way. Make it clear who the “you” refers to—a character or the reader? Don’t neglect what is at stake in this choice; it implies a level of intimacy that your story should account for.