August 27, 2026 · noknokk
Writing a memory people recognise
A short guide to writing the kind of post that the other person actually recognises as theirs.
guides
writing
Write it like you would tell a friend
Start with where you were. Then when. Then the one detail you have never forgotten.
A simple structure
- Where — the venue, corner, platform, beach.
- When — a season and a year is enough.
- What happened — three sentences, no more.
- The detail — the thing only they would know.
Leave something out
Keep one detail back. When someone answers, that held-back detail is how you both know.