A Day in the Life

Image by  Peter Olexa  from  Pixabay This community is fueled by comments, but commenting is something I struggle with. What kind of comment...

I was struggling with a topic for today's slice, so I decided to scroll my phone to find a picture that might inspire me.  I stopped on ...

  Join  Two Writing Teachers  and other teacher-writers as we  share a slice of life during the month of March.   I have heard the mantra, ...

Image by  Jan  from  Pixabay Starting a new unit with my students is full of anticipation. What new texts and new teaching ideas do I add th...

Sometimes I like to end my week with a 5-4-3-2-1 Friday reflection in my notebook. It gives me a chance to look back and count the blessings...

"Sometimes stories start with a bang, and sometimes stories start with a whisper, and sometimes stories start with a car chase or a fis...

As the year makes its way to the home stretch, I took some time to reflect on my writing habit. Or maybe I should say my lack of a writing h...

This past weekend I attended and presented at a conference at Notre Dame (which is giving me more slices than I ever anticipated!).  Friday ...

As February was winding down, I began to question my decision once again on joining this challenge. Do I really have time? Do I really have ...

It is March 1st and once again, I have convinced myself to participate in the March Slice of Life Story Challenge for the ninth year in a ro...

  The kind of writer I want to be. This question has been swirling around in my mind since Ruth posted it last week. If I were to be honest,...

It's that time of year when leaves and temperatures begin to fall, and a quiet hush seems to fill the air. For me, it's also a time ...

It's that time of year when leaves begin to fall, sweaters come out of hiding in the closet or drawers, and pumpkin spice is baked into ...

  A big thank you to all of those at  Two Writing Teachers  for creating and supporting this community of writers.  Kelly Gallagher shared t...

Have you ever had someone share an idea with you, and you think, "Oh yeah, that would be fun!"?And then that idea grew like a...

I am participating in the Two Writing Teachers Annual March Slice of Life Story Challenge.   This year I decided to complete my slice o...

A new year always brings new goals, or at least thoughts about what we want to accomplish.  Many reading communities that I belong to cre...

For the past several years, I have participated in a reading challenge with Carried Gelson at There is a Book for That.   I love making ...

Thank you Two Writing Teachers  Five years ago today, I wrote my first slice of life. I remember starting my blog and hitting publis...

Almost a year ago, I became a student again. At that time, I had no idea how sitting in the student seat would impact my teaching. It wa...