Slice of Life Story Challenge

Day 20 of the March SOLSC #SOL23

BethMooreSchool

Welcome to Day 20. You are on the home stretch now! For some, ideas beget ideas and the more stories you tell, the easier it is to think up the idea for your next story. For some of us, our supply of ideas begins to run out after a while, and we find ourselves searching for new sources of ideas.

BE INSPIRED

For the next few days I’ll continue sharing song lyrics that I’ve found inspiring. Sometimes a song makes me think of a memory from the past, and other times it helps me look more closely at the present. Other times, a song makes me hopeful for the future.

The power of narrative writing is that you can write your own story — you can choose which parts will be important and which parts don’t need to be included at all. You can shape your narrative to push you forward, or to take you back. You can imagine yourself walking, working, exercising, even writing yourself away from something in your life, or you can rearrange your thinking to move toward what you wish for.

This one of those songs. Starting Over, by Chris Stapleton.

Well the road rolls out like a welcome mat
To a better place than the one we’re at
And I ain’t got no kinda plan
But I’ve had all of this town I can stand
And I got friends out on the coast
We can jump in the water and see what floats
We’ve been saving for a rainy day
Let’s beat the storm and be on our way

And it don’t matter to me
Wherever we are is where I wanna be
And honey, for once in our life
Let’s take our chances and roll the dice
And I can be your lucky penny
You can be my four leaf clover
Starting over

This might not be an easy time
There’s rivers to cross and hills to climb
And some days we might fall apart
And some nights might feel cold and dark
But nobody wins afraid of losing
And the hard roads are the ones worth choosing
Some day we’ll look back and smile
And know it was worth every mile

And it don’t matter to me
Wherever we are is where I wanna be
And honey, for once in our life
Let’s take our chances and roll the dice
And I can be your lucky penny
You can be my four leaf clover
Starting over

Listen to Starting Over, by Chris Stapleton here.

QUESTIONS

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Contact one of these co-authors if you have questions about the individual challenge.

  • INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE
  • If your last name begins with the letters A – C, please email questions to Morgan Davis at medavis8[at]gmail.com.
  • If your last name begins with the letters D – G, please email questions to Amy Ellerman at ellermanamy[at]gmail.com.
  • If your last name begins with the letters H – K, please email questions to Betsy Hubbard at betsymhubbard[at]gmail.com. 
  • If your last name begins with the letters L – N, please email questions to Jenna Komarin at Jennakomarin[at]gmail.com. 
  • If your last name begins with the letters O – R, please email questions to Beth Moore at beth[at]elizabethmoore.work.
  • If your last name begins with the letters S – V, please email questions to Stacey Shubitz at stacey[at]staceyshubitz.com. 
  • If your last name begins with the letters W – Z, please email questions to Sarah Valter at sarahvalterreads[at]gmail.com.

Questions about the Classroom Slice of Life Story Challenge should be directed to one of these co-authors:

  • If your last name begins with the letters A -H, please email questions to Leah Koch at Leah.koch7[at]gmail.com.
  • If your last name begins with the letters I – Q, please email questions to Lainie Levin at lainlev72[at]gmail.com.
  • If your last name begins with the letters R – Z, please email questions to Melanie Meehan at meehanmelanie[at]gmail.com.

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Published by BethMooreSchool

Literacy Coach, Consultant, Author, Graduate Course Instructor, and Mom. Passionate about fostering a love of reading and writing in learners of all ages.

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