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Slice of Life Tuesday: Writing Group!

Last Thursday, I got to host an online writing group with some of my students. I’m still smiling.

Slice of Life Tuesday: On the Day You Were Born

Today my younger son turned 22. And while tributes take many forms, this was the one my fingers told me to write.

Slice of Life Tuesday: Inside the Mind

Lainie Levin, Leah Thomas, and Sarah Valter presenting together

Yesterday I presented at the NCTE-NCTM Joint Conference in Chicago with the always-amazing Leah Thomas and Sarah Valter. Our goal was to get teachers interested in and excited about becoming writers. How? Through writing, of course. Here’s my stream-of consciousness work from yesterday.

Slice of Life Tuesday: No Guilt

School is officially out for me! I’ve been looking forward to this time since…well, spring of 2024, to be honest. And of course, around school the conversation at this time of year is, “So…what are you doing this summer?” My response? As LITTLE as POSSIBLE. Ideally, I’d do more weightlifting, but my back is notContinue reading “Slice of Life Tuesday: No Guilt”

Clearing the Air: The Finale

A notebook that reads "Ridiculously Good Ideas"

For the past several weeks, I’ve been posting my allegorical short story in serial form.

Today I bring you the conclusion as Flora comes to the rescue…

Slice of Life Tuesday: Clearing the Air, Part 3

This week marks Episode Three in the Floofs vs. Naysayers saga. Will Flora’s appeal to her fellow Floofs succeed?

Slice of Life Tuesdsay: Clearing the Air, Part 2

Last week, I mentioned that I finally – finally! – completed a work of allegorical fiction, and I posted the first installment of it here.

This week, I bring you Part 2, in which Flora, our ever-intrepid protagonist, finds herself in the right place at the right time. Enjoy.

Slice of Life Tuesday: Getting Brave

I did it! I finally crafted a work of allegorical fiction. I’ve published the first excerpt this week, and I’ll publish the next part of the story on Slice of Life Tuesdays.

Poetry Month Day 10: Driving the Point Home

Today’s #VerseLove prompt, “Look Closely,” comes from Joanne Emery. Her poem for the day tells the story of the house of her loved ones. As I read her work, a poem I’ve been percolating on the back burner might be ready to come to the surface. So I’ll give it a go.

Poetry Month Day 9: Depending on When You Met Me

Today’s #Verselove poetry challenge is to compose a “depending on when you met me” poem. It’s a good way to think about all of the “me’s” I’ve been over the years, and to whom.