Pick an instance over the past few months when you wrote something you really liked. It could be anything: a thank you note to your grandmother, an email to a friend, a paper for a class, a fan letter, a tumblr post, a long series of texts to a friend, a revealing journal entry, a poem or story, a Facebook post or comment about the recent election, an Amazon review for a jug of milk, a beautiful Missed Connections ad on Craigslist.

First, describe for me the background/context for the writing. Then, tell me why you liked this piece of writing so much, or why it stands out to you. Was it the response it got from the audience? Did you surprise or delight yourself with the words you came up with? Did writing it feel therapeutic? Single out the elements that contributed to making this piece of writing feel successful and important to you.

300 words.