Today marks Day 19 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March – and beyond! It was my son’s senior night at hockey. This guy. He’s been skating since he was two. Yes, I’m a hockey mom. I have been for a long time. He started on aContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 19: Senior Night”
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Slice of Life 2021 Day 18: Crowdsourcing
Today marks Day 18 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March – and beyond! Oh, WORDS. You are SNEAKY little devils. You plant yourselves in one place in my life, then hop over into another before I have time to notice there’s a pattern going on. ButContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 18: Crowdsourcing”
Slice of Life 2021 Day 17: Lucky
Today marks Day 17 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March – and beyond! You can keep your corned beefAnd your cabbageAnd your potatoesAnd your soda breadAnd your whisky Never mind about those shamrocksOr leprechaunsOr paradesOr wearing of the green The luck I findComes to meIn tokensContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 17: Lucky”
Slice of Life 2021 Day 16: Harvesting Ideas
Today marks Day 16 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March – and beyond! You know, we always tell our young writers to keep track of all the great ideas they have for writing “seeds.” I’ve realized that I’ve seen some amazing ideas for cool Slice structuresContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 16: Harvesting Ideas”
Slice of Life 2021 Day 15: Out of Sorts
Today marks Day 15 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March -and beyond! For the past week and a half, I’ve been feeling…OFF. My mental magic wheel greedily spun comments, omissions, and small slights into threads – ropes! – of hurt, self-doubt and bruised ego. I usuallyContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 15: Out of Sorts”
Sunday Sit-Down #9: Turning Point
Each Sunday, I’m working my way through my experiences with race. I’ll share stories and memories from throughout my life. I know I’ll encounter moments of growth that I wish I could relive. I’ll also have to think back on choices that I wish I could remake. Today also marks Day 14 of the Slice ofContinue reading “Sunday Sit-Down #9: Turning Point”
Slice of Life Day 2021 Day 13: If Only
Today marks Day 13 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March – and beyond! If only, last year, as we hastily made copiesand gathered booksand held cramming sessionson how to use Google meetwe had stopped and sat on the floorin a circlethe kind of circlewhere sometimes youContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 2021 Day 13: If Only”
Slice of Life 2021 Day 12: Filling Buckets
Today marks Day 12 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March, If you’re feeling low, And you’re wondering whether the next big gust of wind is going to guide you to shore or strand you out at sea, And you’re wondering what, if anything, you can doContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 12: Filling Buckets”
Slice of Life 2021 Day 11: In Awe
I saw the cover of the bookand snortedand huffedand rolled my eyes because who needs an entire bookto tell themto look aroundin wonderand awe at the world around them who needs 192 pageson a Kindleto tell themto look up at the sky and then i thought, uh-oh. there are people in this worldwho need anContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 11: In Awe”
Slice of Life 2021 Day 10: In Memoriam
Today marks Day 10 of the Slice of Life challenge. Join me as I work to write every day in March – and beyond! I was saddened to learn of the death of Norton Juster. Here’s my little tribute. Dear Mr. Juster, My name is Lainie. I’m a fan. I first read “Phantom Tollbooth” when I wasContinue reading “Slice of Life 2021 Day 10: In Memoriam”
Soapbox: The Way I see Things 