Stories From Women Who Walk · 2026-07-17 · 3 min
Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga Pull up a chair and let’s talk about something I’ve been exploring lately. It’s the “ depth of inquiry ” that steers a nice essay into a memorable story. That sounds a bit academic, right? But here on Front Porch Friday© what it really means is the difference between just surviving your life, and actually understanding the truth of what you’ve lived through. Too often, as women, we get into the habit of just reporting the facts. We tell our stories like a laundry list of events. " I raised the kids, I worked the job, I did what was expected, and now I’m here ." There’s no story magic because you are missing. We do the same thing when we speak out loud to the world - we say what’s polite, or what keeps the peace, instead of saying what we actually mean. Think about a moment where you had to say a hard "no" to someone, or maybe you finally picked up a hobby you abandoned years ago. The surface story is simple: " I was too busy for another commitment," or "I just wanted a new creative project ." But looking deeper we feel the memorable story.
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