I’ve been having a fear, lately, of forgetting.
Forgetting words from kids, from colleagues, from friends that moved me.
Forgetting big moments of growth, change, empathy.
Forgetting artifacts of learning.
I fear I will forget, so I write.
I write anywhere I can.
I collect these seeds, so they don’t get lost.
And from seeds, stories will grow. Stories that change. Stories that heal. Stories that will be told again and again.
I fear stories that are not written will fade. I fear stories that are not told will lose their power.
“We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.”
― Ray Bradbury
WRITE a slice of life story on your own blog.
SHARE a link to your post in the comments section.
GIVE comments to at least three other SOL bloggers.
The big brown cow…….
http://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2018/10/16/the-power-of-the-big-brown-cow-sol18/
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Capturing some heavy thinking about shifts in school on our horizon: https://portable-teacher.blogspot.com/2018/10/shifts-in-school.html
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The Tree Fairy. Come journey with me to see this incredible creature!
https://angelinasgarden.wordpress.com/2018/10/17/the-tree-fairy/
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Writing for the first time in too long – and using a platform out of my norm – to share the story of my Grandma: the Ultimate Caregiver. 3 weeks ago, she passed away – 2 weeks shy of her 98th birthday. Oh! The things she saw in life… Please join me in the celebration of her life and legacy.
https://connect.relayforlife.org/blogs/506/1677?fbclid=IwAR1Gds8pDtXmAZ6Lq1i0N_3RbMKh0TtR88f-uCQfrw3QmQFzXXnrB9Uqhn8
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Hi Krista! Thanks for joining SOL & sharing a story about your beloved grandmother. Unfortunately, I couldn’t leave a comment on the page you linked to. Please relink once you have a blog that’s opened to commenters.
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In today’s slice, in a way, I vegetate. https://cast-of-characters.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-tale-of-two-parsnips.html
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How four little words from the author Kate Messner affected my fifth grade daughter…https://fallhugs.blogspot.com/2018/10/rapunzel-in-red-rain.html
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My SOL for this week –
https://wp.me/p1gJLE-hX
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I finally made time to post… my grad class professor probably didn’t appreciate how I made the time, but what can I say, I needed this!
https://midlaughs.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-view.html
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Life with a very lovable but tough kid.
https://berries781.wordpress.com/2018/10/11/keep-walking-forward/
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How can we be more gentle to ourselves, build our resilience, and grow our levels of compassion as we navigate this nutso world?
https://writingandlaughing.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/we-all-have-our-things-soltuesday/
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What do you do when everyone has gone home and you are left alone in a strange city?
https://arjeha.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/visiting-a-museum/
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Anyone else with painkiller success stories? https://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2018/10/cold-turkey.html
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I think this video is going to be perfect for relaying an important message. https://tworeflectiveteachers.blogspot.com/2018/10/slice-of-life-i-love-message-within.html
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A slice about author visit Gordon Korman: https://trinarrative.blogspot.com/2018/10/slice-of-life-tuesday-classroom-library.html
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Where Does News Live?
http://klabonte.net/where-does-news-live/
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I am thankful for the reminders to slice on Tuesday.
https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2018/10/mental-drafting.html
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Doing more fiction reading, which means more creative back-of-the-book blurbs which I borrowed from to create this slice: sherrisslice.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/sol-tuesdays-blurb-art/
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Today I wrote about my exploding TBR list: https://thedirigibleplum.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/the-exploding-tbr-list-slice-of-life-sol18/
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My slice 🙂
https://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/letter-from-home-28-slice-of-life/
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Genius Hour has begun!
https://tammysreadinglife.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/are-you-a-genius-sol18/
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A True Slice of Life: School Lunches
https://theapplesinmyorchard.com/2018/10/16/school-lunches-a-real-slice-of-life/
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Conversations about handwriting during conferences, led me to a revelation.
https://booksandbassets.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/handwriting/
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When old embraces new, good things happen.
https://lisakeelerblog.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/whats-new/
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I used Teach Write’s word of the day to jumpstart my writing today:)
https://wp.me/p5LXww-1dD
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Thinking about cultural, political, and narrative intersections as I prepare to teach “The Round House.”
http://evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2018/10/on-cultural-political-and-narrative.html?m=1
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Feeling special….
https://standingtall47.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/the-way-to-a-girls-heart/
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Tick off – when friendship and the creepy crawly world collide persistenceandpedagogy.com/2018/10/16/tick-off-when-friendship-and-the-creepy-crawly-world-collide/
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Trying again with that link: persistenceandpedagogy.com/2018/10/16/tick-off-when-friendship-and-the-creepy-crawly-world-collide/
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Seriously? Must be the morning… https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2018/10/16/tick-off-when-friendship-and-the-creepy-crawly-world-collide/
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One scene made me think
https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/when-you-see-what-you-are-teaching-everywhere/
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My younger sister had a missed diagnosis: https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2018/10/16/slice-of-life-advocate-like-a-mother/
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Scars and our lives- thinking of stories of redemption, Princess Eugenie’s dress and turning adversity into inspiration:https://couragedoesnotroar.blogspot.com/2018/10/sol18-scars.html
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A sign of growing older (and an interesting word): https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2018/10/tuesday-slice-crepitus.html
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I finally sat down and wrote about being a teacher of electives this year and how different it is! Communications: A Whole New World… http://1gratefulteacher.blogspot.com/2018/10/communications-whole-new-world.html
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Slice of Life: RoomGameSounds Bonus Track
http://dogtrax.edublogs.org/2018/10/16/slice-of-life-roomgamesounds-bonus-track/
Kevin
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For the love of books! If you build it they will come…. http://www.teachersforteachers.net/?p=16581
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Buying a car reminds me of the importance of knowing student learning styles
https://iblessings.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/learning-by-listening-not-me/
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My four year old reminds me of what matters most: https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2018/10/14/what-matters-most/
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Taking a moment to notice.
https://readingteachsu.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/teachable-moments-sol18/
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A great start to the week thanks to my colleagues and a kindergartener
https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/more-than-a-w/
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Who do you greet at the grocery stores?
https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2018/10/15/grocerystoregreetings/
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Often in this SOL challenge I encounter a mysterious writing kismet – other writers writing around the same idea or experience, with the same stirrings of the heart and mind. Today it’s Kelsey’s introduction about the fear of forgetting, that stories not written will fade.
It begins, for me, with a cheery little tool to help emergent writers …
https://litbitsandpieces.com/2018/10/15/making-space/
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A total writing kismet, Fran! Your piece inspired me — both to create Space people and to make space to write–right away!
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This makes my day! 🙂
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A Voxer conversation caused a brain overload. What do you value?
https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2018/10/16/sol18-assessment/
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Something light… https://www.allaboutwriters.com/blog/i-don-t-like-roses
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A moment of reflection one evening turned into a poem…kind of sad…
https://wp.me/s2fY1t-shadow
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Time has passed since summer officially closed. I celebrate summer collapsing into fall here at
http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2018/10/celebrate-summer-collapsing-into-fall.html.
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I send my thanks to fellow slicer, Brian Rosinsky for sending me a photo of early fall in South Dakota that I am featuring in my blog.
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You are welcome, Carol. I am blushing.
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