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SOLSC & Community

Stacey Shubitz
Please link the Slice of Life Story you write today to this post by leaving a comment.

It’s funny how the Slice of Life Story Challenge has created a virtual community of writers.  In November, Ruth and I met up with Bonnie Kaplan and Kevin Hodgson when we attended the NCTE Annual Convention in Philadelphia.  Two weeks ago, I found myself in a session with Kelly Sandborn, who was one of our monthly slicers in 2009.  Running into these people in real-time has been incredible since we already know each other thanks to our interactions through sharing our stories daily.

Whether you’re a weekly contributor to the Slice of Life Story Challenge or someone who reads the links people leave, then please make sure to take the time to leave a comment on each person’s story you read.  Commenting is what makes the Slice of Life Story Challenge more than just a way to push ourselves as writers — it’s what makes us a community.

Posing for a picture with Kelly's camera phone on the final day of the Summer Writing Institute at TC.

Published by Stacey Shubitz

I am a literacy consultant who focuses on writing workshop. I've been working with K-6 teachers and students since 2009. Prior to that, I was a fourth and fifth-grade teacher in New York City and Rhode Island. I'm the author of Craft Moves (Stenhouse Publishers, 2016) and the co-author of Jump Into Writing (Zaner-Bloser, 2021), Welcome to Writing Workshop (Stenhouse Publishers, 2019), and Day By Day (Stenhouse, 2010). I live in Central Pennsylvania with my husband and children. In my free time, I enjoy swimming, doing Pilates, cooking, baking, making ice cream, and reading novels.

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