Writing Prompt #108: Close Calls & Near Misses

February 2024: Writing Exercise about Peril, Danger, and Brushes with Death

Hi Friends,

A few years ago when I crashed my mountain bike into a creek and broke my arm, I told a friend that I couldn’t stop replaying the crash in my mind, as if I could somehow change the outcome somewhere along the reel. I would choose to walk my bike over the log instead of attempting to splash through the creek; I would have picked up more speed …