Write a Slice of Life.
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Give comments to at least three other Slice of Life stories.
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We know this is a summer filled with many emotions including anxiety about what the new school year will bring. Writing can be a powerful way to process your feelings and share with others who understand. We look forward to reading your Slice of Life today!
TWO WRITING TEACHERS 
Everyday life 🙂
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Just keeping my head in the sand, nothing to see here! 🙂
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We had to do it…escape the brutal heat of south Texas for Colorado mountain air.
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I practiced a new writing genre today as a friend roped me into writing product descriptions for her store’s website, and writing about it led me to new insights. https://tendingbulbs.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/a-new-genre-of-writing/
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Sometimes a body just gets tired and fed up! It is important in those moments to take pen to paper and express your grievances. May this prove as humorous to you as it was cathartic for me.
https://www.katinawrites.net/blog/an-open-letter-to-my-stone
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I wrote something! Yay. https://onathought.com/2020/07/14/a-slice-from-the-porch-with-a-pooch/
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Mothers always do their best!
https://justgiftslife.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/birthdays-these-days/
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About my whiteness and how I rely on Black friends to help me understand it.
https://www.drjanburkins.com/blog/race-retail-therapy
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Finding moments of normalcy and joy this summer. I tried to capture one of those moments in this poem when my son and I built a sandcastle.
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It is important to find joy, but sometimes I forget to look for it. Sometimes I need to remember on purpose. My joy list, https://www.marinarodz.com/slice-of-life/my-joy-list
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I just cannot seem to keep up with the day of the week!
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Organizing books brings up some family memories and a huge coincidence – or crow-incidence!
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Holding on to some of the good things I’ve learned recently – https://ebgriffin1119.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/a-few-things-i-want-to-hold-on-to/
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Hello Slicers! Here’s my slice for today – a new acquisition: Permission to Pause, A Journal for Teachers. I love it!
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another entry in the series My Life in 50 Objects, these from my grandfather:
https://redemma1991.blogspot.com/2020/07/soltuesday-my-life-in-50-objects-part-5.html
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Sometimes the beginning of the week is tough for me. Today I am choosing to focus on what makes me hopeful. https://seasonsofmccormick.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/tuesday-tangibles/
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Had trouble writing today; decided to ‘take stock’ of where I am at this point in the pandemic…
http://maureenyoungingram.blogspot.com/2020/07/today.html
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Have you noticed things during the pandemic that you might not have observed otherwise? I have…read on to learn my thoughts on this.
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I was going to write about being at the cottage; instead I’m writing about being at the cottage with an angry nine-year-old. http://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2020/07/14/cross-words/
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Focusing on the things to love is a sure antidote to pandemic ennui . . .
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2020/07/sol-remembering-things-to-love.html
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Currently, at least for today. Tomorrow will be different. These are my stay-at-home summer days.
https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2020/07/14/currently-just-for-today/
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It’s been a while since I’ve sliced! Some reflections on this time….
https://teachtoinspire.net/2020/07/15/sol20-things-ive-grown-to-appreciate-during-covid-19/
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Sometimes you just have to admit it…
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A young friend of mine was recently able to “rescue” a great horned owl that had broken a wing, and that inspired a poem. https://timgels.com/2020/07/14/in-the-presence-of-hope/
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A SOL in a meager modern teacher’s 2020 school year. https://themeagermodernmom.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/sol-school-year-2020/
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A SOL for a meager modern teacher 2020
themeagermodernmom.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/sol-school-year-2020/
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Swimming rediscovered.
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A small slip for me, a giant consequence for others: https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/cuts-like-a-knife/
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I’ve written about what I’m doing to help prepare myself to go back to school. https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/slice-of-life-62/
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Another summer memory in the books! Well worth the wait and the work!
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In the midst of these difficult times, I’ve been having fun with art, watercolor painting. I wrote about my first work and what I learned.
https://miyagi-sensei-teaching-journey.weebly.com/blog/chickadee-watercolor-painting
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Some thoughts about poetry and a poem.
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Colors can affect us positively or negatively. The choice is ours.
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some thoughts on aloneness, belonging, and hope
https://voiceoftheuntethered.weebly.com/blog/belonging
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Lines composed while awaiting word from the governor today on schools re-opening:
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What are your classroom mantras?
https://tammysreadinglife.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/do-you-have-a-mantra-sol20/
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On the occasion of my daughter’s 35th birthday, here is a poem of a favorite memory from when she was four.
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My senior dog isn’t feeling herself these days.
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Coming to grips with my mental health–it’s okay not to be okay right now. https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2020/07/tuesday-slice-i-thought-i-was-okay.html
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Trying to stay positive by naming 2 silver lining moments.
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It’s been a while.
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What tempo are you living at? Allegro? Adagio?
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I don’t want to write…
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A snippet from grandmother time with Leo making a bird feeder: https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2020/07/14/slice-of-life-feed-the-birds/
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Expecting
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Changes in education have me reading and wondering about the meaning of words. https://reflectingonrecreation.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/of-lexical-doubt/
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Heard my link might not work, here it is again: https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2020/07/14/my-own-writing-marathon/
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Thinking of poetry….tried my own “Where I’m From” with a Covid-9 perspective. https://kathleenneaglesokolowski.weebly.com/courage-doesnt-always-roar–blog/sol20-where-were-from-covid-19-style
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A lesson learned early on can last a lifetime. https://whatinotice.home.blog/2020/07/14/waiting-on-judgement/
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When I’m not reading, here’s what I’ve been doing…https://humbleswede.wordpress.com/2020/07/13/on-the-fences/
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At the beach: https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2020/07/13/at-the-beach/
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Teachers Who Write goes virtual and multiage…
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My writing marathon experience. I am glad to see that Erika (Ms. Victor) also participated. We were in a different time zone and wrote before we saw that the event was cancelled. Good practice for the future.
https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2020/07/solo-writing-marathon.html
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I penned an open letter to those who refuse to wear a mask. There are many such people here in Idaho.
https://evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com/2020/07/an-open-letter-to-those-who-refuse-to.html?m=1
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From the safety of my lockdown location I have had ample time to reflect upon powerful practice around the teaching of writing.
https://livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2020/07/powerful-practice-in-teaching-writing.html
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My Own Writing Marathon Success
https://wordpress.com/post/msvictorreads.wordpress.com/7356
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