Here we have the story of Billy. He's had an operation, yet to be determined, and now he's down for a nap. Why did he need an operation? Where's he going after he recovers?
Science fiction, has at times, changed the way humanity views the world and the future. In some cases the science fiction tells a tale of progress and a better way of living, but in other cases science fiction tells us about the darker sides of humanity. Where do these uncontrollable items fall? Salvation or destruction? Or is it yet to be revealed?
The Princess Bride is a tale of true love, and it has echoed through generations. My mother introduced the movie to me. I plan to introduce it to my children. The story is timeless (even if the special effects are not.) There's something about love that makes people want to read the story, as evidenced by Twilight's popularity (but don't ask me to give a rave review of that particular story) and Disney's tendency to turn horrific tales of murder and frustrated dreams into beloved romances (The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, The Snow Queen, etc.) We even like to watch stories of lost love, like One Day. So what kind of love is this prompt about?
Ah, the concept of memory. It's such a convenient tool for a storyteller to slip backstory into the current tale. What's this memory about?
In this prompt, try writing in the second person. Was it challenging, or did it strangely feel like the natural thing to do? There have been stories that have made use of the second person, like Italo Calvino's If On a Winter's Night a Traveler, and not the third person impersonal that some people mistake second person to be. If you need help, perhaps imagine that you're watching someone go about their day, the day of their grandfather's funeral. What do they look like? What do they do? How do they feel?
I'm not sure how much introduction this prompt needs. To me it seems to be a narrator who's addressing the reader directly, like a friend. But perhaps this is too ambiguous?
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