Red Writing Hood Prompt – Local Items

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During a conversation with my dad and cousin the other day, we were discussing different beers and how certain, local items linger in your mind and weave together with memories and stories you remember with an almost possessive type of nostalgia.

Using small details like local breweries, specialty food items, or local businesses can deepen the authenticity of your writing.

Unsure about how to do this for a location to which you’ve never traveled? It’s amazing what you can find out by asking around and using the Internet and travel guides to figure out the details.

This week you have 350 words to write a fiction or creative non-fiction piece in which a local or regional item or industry plays a role.

Come back Friday to link up and take us somewhere your characters (or you!) live.