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Slice of Life Tuesday: All of the Things
To a writer, poems, thoughts and images collect and roll around like marbles…
Slice of Life Tuesday: An Ode to the Sticky Note
Sticky notes have ALWAYS been one of my favorite tools. Still counting the ways…
Slice of Tuesday: Welcome 5782
Holiday traditions new and old…sweeter than honey…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Another Sort of Slice
When a girl wants to write a blog post but can’t handle another minute in front of the computer screen…
Slice of Life Tuesday: At the Edge
This post is part of the weekly Slice of Life challenge from Two Writing Teachers. Check them out! Next week I return to school, and I’ve been trying to articulate my feelings about it. I’m squished between a lot of emotions, and I thought this poem might reflect some of those thoughts… At the Edge of School,Continue reading “Slice of Life Tuesday: At the Edge”
Slice of Life Tuesday: Life, in Metaphor
This post is part of the weekly Slice of Life challenge from Two Writing Teachers. Check them out! Yesterday I had a GREAT idea for a blog post. I was starting to craft it in my head as I always do, until I got sidetracked. Fast forward to this morning, when I got up and could notContinue reading “Slice of Life Tuesday: Life, in Metaphor”
Slice of Life Tuesday: Letters to Mrs. Levin
How is it possible to spend the last year and a half seeing one another only through a bunch of pixellated boxes, yet still come out of the experience so tight-knit?
Slice of Life Tuesday: A New Little Word
This post is part of the Weekly Slice of Life challenge from Two Writing Teachers. Check them out! I’ve been waiting for this. It’s the realization that my One Little Word, first set at gather and then at dissonance, has finally shifted. Dissonance is fine and healthy for a while. It helps me grow and push myselfContinue reading “Slice of Life Tuesday: A New Little Word”
Tuesday Slice of Life: Two Sides of the Same SweeTART
This post is part of the Weekly Slice of Life challenge from Two Writing Teachers. Check them out! It’s summer break now (let us pause for a moment of celebration). I’m supposed to be taking it easy.I’m also supposed to be getting my house back in order.To get back into shape.To carve out time forContinue reading “Tuesday Slice of Life: Two Sides of the Same SweeTART”
Soapbox: The Way I see Things 