SOMETHING YOU MISUNDERSTOOD

January 21, 2026

MEMOIRS, STORYTELLING, WABB-LAB

WABB LAB – MEMOIRS – DAY 3

A memory doesn’t require clarity.
Confusion is allowed.

The exercise

Write about a moment in your life that you misunderstood at the time, or maybe you still don’t have a clue and are still wondering what the heck happened!

It could be:

someone’s intention
a rule that wasn’t meant to be broken
a look
your own role in what happened

Important:
Do not correct the misunderstanding and stay inside the version of you who didn’t know better.

Rules

Write in past tense
10 minutes only
No hindsight commentary

Wrong memory is still memory.

Tip: If you can’t get enough of writing today, you can try writing the same story in present tense and see what happens!

Holding hands. This image illustrates the last writing exercise of the Wabb LAB Love.

YOUR LOVE STORY

The exercise Choose one scene you wrote during this lab. Read it once as a reader, not as the writer who knows what you meant.Pay attention to: Now revise the scene with a single aim: make it easier to read. Focus on: You may change sentences.You may change word choices.You

Image of couple after a fight. Used as an illustration to a writing exercise about a repeated behaviour that led to a break up.

WHAT THEY DID TO PUSH LOVE AWAY

WABB LAB – LOVE – DAY 5 Sometimes love ends because of repetition, not drama. The exercise Write a scene where a character realises:I pushed too hard. I waited too long. I didn’t listen. What to write Show: The other person may or may not be present. Rules Tip Image

TOO LATE

WABB LAB – DAY 4 – TOO LATE Sometimes love is recognised only after it’s gone. The exercise Write a scene where a character realises they have missed their moment. Choose one situation or come up with your own: What to write Focus on: Do not: Rules Tip! Regret is