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Slice of Life Challenge Day 2: If Only

A notebook that reads "Ridiculously Good Ideas"

Wasn’t expecting to cut it close with my post this early in the month, but writing is writing. I’ll take it as a win!

Slice of Life Challenge Day 1: Benchmarks

Today marks Day 1 of the March Slice of Life Story Challenge. How have I changed? What will it teach me? Time will tell.

Slice of Life Tuesday: Mom Poem

Going through my drafts, I found a poem about my mom I wrote at this time last year. With her now two months gone, the words resonate differently for me.

Slice of Life: What it Is

I’ve spent some time reviewing Lynda Barry’s book, “What it Is.” Bottom line: it’s amazing! Go get it!

Today’s post features some of the exercises I did while working my way through the book. Give my experiments a peek!

Slice of Life Day 31: Why I Love March

I’ve been racking my brain trying to come up with a good sum-it-up post for the March Slice of Life Writing Challenge. And in true slice-of-life fashion, I had one idea when I stepped in front of my keyboard, but my brain and fingers went another route. It’s one of my favorite things about thisContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 31: Why I Love March”

Slice of Life Day 30: On Ruining Movies

Today’s Slice muses on the difference between my husband and me when it comes to watching TV and movies. He just sits and likes to watch. I, on the other hand, am a classic overthinker. I’m analyzing camera angles, picking apart the holes in the script, looking for patterns, symbolism and the like. I’m theContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 30: On Ruining Movies”

Slice of Life Day 27: The Days are Numbered

(a triple-nonet for a triple-nonet type of day) Today seems like it’s the perfect timeto play with nines and their nine-ness:perfect groups of threes, bundledin three more groups besides:three by three by threetwo and seventidilysummed upthere. Maybe it’s because I love numbersjust as much as I cherish my wordsthat I sit and ponder thepoetry ofContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 27: The Days are Numbered”

Slice of Life Day 25: Golden Shovel

Today’s post is a golden shovel, inspired by a quotation from Sylvia Plath. I heard someone say it in a podcast, and the words stuck with me all day. It’s a keen observation on what words can – and cannot – do in times of grief and struggle. Mix in the grief that keeps poppingContinue reading “Slice of Life Day 25: Golden Shovel”

Slice of Life Day 23: A Pint Low

Grateful for places like this… And a body that can do this… And of course goodies like this… Go donate blood, y’all, if you have a body that lets you. You’re needed!

Slice of Life Day 22: A Heart Swells

A few months ago, my good friend and colleague Kurt came to me with an idea. Kurt teaches music at one of my schools, and he’s a guy who likes to take an idea and run with it. And if there’s anything I also like doing, it’s taking ideas and running with them. It is,Continue reading “Slice of Life Day 22: A Heart Swells”