Today is the ninth day of the 17th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Many thanks to our Slicer Troubleshooting Team, Glenda Funk, Fran McCrackin, Joanne Toft, and Peter von Euler, who helped out for the past week! Be sure to visit their blogs if you haven’t already.
BE INSPIRED
Alyssa, from the blog limitlyssthoughts, shared a post titled “A Year Without Slicing.” She shares a poem that shows parallels between why she didn’t slice last year and why she is slicing this year. I found inspiration in her reflection and thought you might, too!
QUESTIONS
Please email us if you have questions rather than leaving them in the comments below. You may direct specific questions to the appropriate co-author.
SOLSC (for individuals):
- If your last name begins with A-F, email Betsy Hubbard at betsymhubbard[at]gmail.com.
- If your last name begins with G-K, email Jenna Komarin at Jennakomarin[at]gmail.com.
- If your last name begins with L-P, email Lainie Levin at lainlev72[at]gmail.com.
- If your last name begins with Q-U, email Stacey Shubitz at stacey[at]staceyshubitz.com.
- If your last name begins with V-Z, email Sarah Valter at sarahvalterreads[at]gmail.com.
Classroom SOLSC (for classrooms and students under age 18 with an adult sponsor):
- If your last name begins with A-L, email Leah Koch at Leah.koch7[at]gmail.com.
- If your last name begins with M-Z, email Melanie Meehan at meehanmelanie[at]gmail.com.
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Sending an email home from a field trip. https://chatsfromchile.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/email-home/
The bright yellow daffodils beckon me everywhere I turn https://thespacebetweenthepages.wordpress.com/2024/03/10/everywhere-i-turn/
Reflections I’ve had on my past issues of being a “people pleaser” and how that got me in over my head in my first years as an educator. https://www.mindfulnessamidstmayhem.com/blog/mindful-reflections-from-a-people-pleaser
Today we celebrated Mom’s birthday.
Musings of an Ordinary Person in Recovery: Mom’s Birthday Celebration and the shadows that lurk…. (randomthoughtsofagratefuladdict.blogspot.com)
celebrating the intersection of life, art, poetry, relationships
https://wakeupandwrite.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/3-9-24/
I believe in equity for all. Yesterday was International Women’s Day. I have a short slice on this event with a draft of an extended Elfchen poem.
https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2024/03/international-womens-day-2024.html
I started earlier today, but did a lot of revising. I hope it is worth it. https://karpenglish.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/memory-keeper/
Oh no big, just thinking about bullying on a Saturday night – https://theakilahbrown.com/bullying-sol24/
Thinking ahead to April’s writing challenge … https://girlgriot.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/poems-of-future-past/
Saluting all of those educators who continue to carry the torch. I am honored to be named among you… The Elation of Education – As Seen By TEacher Optimists – Dr. Carla Michelle Brown * Speaker * author * Educator (wordpress.com)
My annual spring tradition with adorning my garage with flower boxes is coming to an end. A poem to bid adieu to a favorite yearly ritual: https://tangledtreetops.wordpress.com/2024/03/10/flower-boxes/
Gray day: https://wp.me/p2fY1t-1Xo
Figurative language to describe “the blend” https://carpefabula.wordpress.com/2024/03/10/chapter-6-the-blending/
A Decade?! https://blogginbecky12.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/a-decade/
My excuse for being tardy with an assignment https://abitofanalliterate.com/2024/03/09/late-to-rate/
Life has gotten so busy that I was forgetting to stop and marvel at the stars https://readreflectteach.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/stargazing-solsc-2024-day-9/
Missed a day. Ugh. https://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2024/03/09/day-9-ooops-solc24/
Our PSA project ended with a feeling of accomplishment! https://thinkingthroughmylens.com/2024/03/09/we-did-it-sol24-day-9/
Reflecting on Legacy…the time between the dashes. https://dontbotherortizme.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/legacy-what-is-a-legacy/
How can a battle be amicable? https://elintervencionista.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/day-9-2024sol-solsc/
My (almost) 8-year-old son is far wiser than I realized. https://mazerlymusings.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/on-keeping-life-sweet/
Finally folded (how laundry illustrates the busyness of a week) https://tkslibrarian.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/finally-folded/
My boys live their baby dolls. It’s just so sweet. https://karyninthekitchen.com/2024/03/09/9sol24-ralph-and-felix/
a little list because I’ve spent most of the day writing…
http://seekingsix.blogspot.com/2024/03/listicle-saturday.html
This forever rain https://justjustine5.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/rain/
Noticing how some sounds are so specific to particular events: https://tendingbulbs.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/auditory-cues/
What are you currently up to? https://wonderingandwondering.wordpress.com/2024/03/10/currently-sol24/
My yearly tribute to my grandmother. https://caroline524.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/solc-day-9-of-31/
A different kind of Hooray for Spring Break: https://fireflytrails.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/solc24-9-slow/
Setting up a work out space was my big accomplishment of the day. https://imlivingmywords.blogspot.com/2024/03/pt-from-home-day-9.html
A nonet on this ninth day – http://brittescribe.com/2024/03/09/solsc24-9-saturday-nonet/
When the Windex hits… https://deep-thoughts.blog/2024/03/09/windex/
With tongue in cheek, you don’t see this on the beach everyday! https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/beaver-on-the-beach/
Bye! ✌️https://writingandlaughing.com/2024/03/09/gotta-go-sol24-day-9-31/
Day 9: A Shopping Lament: http://readerteacherwriter.weebly.com/blog/quality-control
So good I decided to reuse this one from last year. Hey- it’s still spring break and I’m holding on! http://teacherswrite.com/2024/03/09/daylight-savings-haiku-2/
Trying the 54321 format this week https://learnwithvivian.com/2024/03/09/5-4-3-2-1/
Our family tradition: https://tswalkingthedog.blogspot.com/2024/03/heres-lookin-at-you-oscar.html
https://joanne.rayches.com/2024/03/09/a-slice-of-life-from-the-past/A memory from my time living in Boston…
When your children tenderly request a change–a nonet: https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2024/03/solsc-24-day-nine-trying-nonet.html
Leaning into the weather. https://scatteredthoughtsmary.blogspot.com/2024/03/rainy-days.html
This one felt awkward in the writing, but I decided that the content suited being awkward. See if you agree. https://kimlwhitmore.wordpress.com/2024/03/10/trouble-with-my-lids/
When having less of something is a good thing When a photo tells a story – A Time To Write (wordpress.com)
Where did the ideas go? https://mccoytmh.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/hold/
A photo hike, with captions limited to 6 words. Kind of a mashup of Slicing! https://livingworkshopwithspitzer.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/exploring/
Breakfast and laughter go hand in hand. A poem inspired by omelettes and laughs with one of my best friends https://limitlyssthoughts.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/breakfast-with-a-side-of-laughter/
The nightmare of picking out a jacket for a warm March day.
https://larkinmeehan.com/posts/2024/3/9/march-9-crisis-averted
SOL #9# today’s post is inspired by Denise Krebbs….https://www.nfkhalid.com/post/sol-day-9-a-nine-words-story-of-ramadan
The trials and tribulations of Amazon https://thebamcamblog.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/day-9-march-9-2024/
I took a risk and decided to facilitate an adult writing workshop – this was week 7. https://reflectingonrecreation.com/2024/03/09/writing-workshop-surprizes-9-31-sol2024/
The One With a Yearbook https://ryansgraybill.substack.com/p/the-one-with-a-yearbook
The nineteenth object, a Cuban grasshopper.
http://redemma1991.blogspot.com/2024/03/solsmarch-9-50-objects-cuban-grasshopper.html
A playful reenactment of last night’s dinner out https://wordpress.com/post/seasonofservice12.wordpress.com/669
6 words https://bloggedbutunspoken.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/six-word-memoir-2/
What has passed and what is to come https://musingmillennial93.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/what-has-passed-and-what-is-to-come/
Breakfast came with entertainment today. https://wp.me/p8fJme-ZR
Six word memoirs to describe a night before my friend’s wedding. https://leahkochtwt.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/a-pre-wedding-sleepover/
A memorable moment…https://dailyscribbles.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/a-kodak-moment-2/
Bad Sounds! Very Bad Sounds! https://huizarc.edublogs.org/2024/03/09/bad-sound-very-bad-sounds/
A humbling small moment in my language learning journey. https://pencilonmybackporch.home.blog/2024/03/09/que-error/
In a surprise to no one, I’m a nerd. I have the receipts: https://edsoapbox.com/2024/03/09/slice-of-life-day-9-letting-the-nerd-flag-fly/
It’s the first day of our March Break and there’s an awful lot I *should* be doing – but I’m not. https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2024/03/09/better-things-sol24-9-31/
(Inspired by Fellow Slicers) 🍊 31 Things About Me: https://athousandfibersblog.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/31-things-about-me-day-9/
“There’s no better place to be!”
https://thoughtsandmusingsfromheidi.blogspot.com/2024/03/aruba-swim.html
Stress. Lots of it. https://berries781.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/stress/
Starting the weekend with a Friday night concert but it didn’t go as planned https://doodadsanddoodles.blog/2024/03/09/concert-didnt-go-as-planned-day-9-solsc/
Today’s slice is inspired by Tenacious D. https://jwinkler724.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/sing/
Making time for “me time.” https://ritadicarne.com/2024/03/09/saturday-stress-relief/
Technical issues with television service are frustrating the technician and me https://patriciajhollowaystudio.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/slice-of-life-2024-10/
Saturday!! https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/slice-of-saturday-life/
Inspired by other Slicers, two book spine poems. https://sherlockesque.blogspot.com/2024/03/book-spine-poetry.html
Do you miss your mother? I do. Elfrieda Ann, my mother – Sitting Behind the Eight Ball
How do we feel about students using AI to create texts at their own reading level? http://wowilkinson.weebly.com/blog/creating-accommodated-texts
How do we feel about students using AI to create texts at their own reading level?
Linda’s (at WhereWeRV) slice reminded me of a conversation I overheard the other day at a rest stop in Ohio … http://onathought.com/2024/03/09/im-riding-with-the-big-boys-now/
Why I slice, let me count the ways!
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2024/03/sol-931-why-i-slice.html
Being asked to pick up my granddaughter and her parents at the airport with a car seat proved a bit more challenging than I thought it would…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/we-need-a-word-for-this-feeling/
“Celebrate! Celebrate! Dance to the music…” Are you hearing that tune? Fun for today: https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/celebrate-every-day/
French comfort food for a Saturday: https://mrfornalesblog.com/2024/03/09/saturday-cooking-hachis-parmentier/
31 Things about Me https://writertammye.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/31-things-about-me-sol24-day9/
Old Lady Gardener # 91 Tiny Squares https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/olg-old-lady-gardener-91-tiny-squares/
Saturday morning breathing… in Arizona!
https://sliceoflisa.blogspot.com/2024/03/finding-time-to-breathe.html
A nostalgic piece remembering car games on cross-country road trips: https://pelicansandprose.com/2024/03/09/car-games/
I am sitting at my desk… https://camashmorr.blogspot.com/2024/03/my-desk-is-warm-hug-solsc-sol24.html
Saturday Morning Writers – https://teacherreaderwriter.blogspot.com/2024/03/saturday-morning-writers-march-9-2024.html
What do you do when you need something sweet? You bake, of course: Something Sweet | arjeha (wordpress.com)
Sharing a popular Friday reflection routine and realizing it has possilbe slices just waiting to be written. http://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2024/03/5-4-3-2-1-weekly-reflection-931.html
Five star treatment- not an everyday teacher experience! https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/five-star-treatment/
A little breakfast cereal sans Saturday morning cartoons. https://nerdsbegetnerds.org/2024/03/09/cereal-crunchers/
Saturday morning mistakes https://cazeria.blogspot.com/2024/03/solc-day-9-saturday-morning-mistakes.html
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I wish you could hear all the things I was muttering as this happened yesterday. https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/practicing-being-proactive/
Mood swings https://amyjuengst.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/a-riddle/
I was so lucky to see Maya Angelou perform at the Tilles Center years ago. Here’s how “And Sill I Rise” still gives me bursts of inspiration…https://babmoblog.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/579/
Saturday’s promise vs. Saturday’s reality: https://schoolinspirations.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/solsc-8-of-31-saturdays-promise-v-saturdays-reality/
https://schoolinspirations.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/solsc-8-of-31-saturdays-promise-v-saturdays-reality/
What would you save from a fire? https://areadinglife.org/2024/03/09/the-one-thing-id-save/
A new washer & dryer. https://cookedupbybrosch.blogspot.com/2024/03/slice-9-new-washer-dryer.html
Taking the time to revisit a chapter in The Happiness Project . https://thespacebetweenthepages.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/march-to-happiness/
A rare breakfast date with my husband https://wonder864.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/solc-day-9-a-breakfast-date/
Anxious about the eye doctor, and a bit of poetry
https://maureenyoungingram.com/sol24-8-my-eyes/
Letting the ocean and the sand get the last word…https://humbleswede.wordpress.com/2024/03/07/agree-to-disagree/
Afterwards https://tellrebecca26.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/256/
Have you tried writing an elfchen? https://mschiubookawrites.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/aging/
Stuffies… https://standingtall47.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/stuffies/
My husband suggested I add a word to this post when I read it to him. Can you guess which one it was? Here is a letter about my tires and asking for help. https://anavpatton.org/2024/03/09/the-tire-light-went-on/
Does anyone else like the NYT word games? (Second-year slicer here, loving it more than ever!) https://amymarcre.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/day-9-connections/
Setting the record straight: Yesterday’s story from the point of view of a hen. https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/solsc24-maligned/
Catching up with the aquacise buds
https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2024/03/sol24-marc-9-aqua-high-school.html
Saved by the boss!https://ebgriffin1119.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/awesome-thing-9-31/
A poem of HOPE today. https://wordancerblog.com/march-sol-poems-for-spring/
I want to remember days like yesterday. https://lisakeelerblog.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/i-want-to-remember-nine-sol24
A poetry lesson can be an opportunity to encourage empathy. https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2024/03/09/slice-of-life-the-space-between-our-footsteps/
The morning after cat kerfuffle: https://thedirigibleplum.com/2024/03/09/the-morning-after-9-31-sol24/
Feeling a bit nostalgic today https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2024/03/09/solc-day-9-feeling-nostalgic/
Who remembers Total Phone, or is it just me? https://pushtowrite2020.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/commuting-conversations/
A little bit of weaponized incompetence? Maybe… https://justwritemelanie.blogspot.com/2024/03/slice-of-life-2024-9-of-31-loading.html
It’s my mom’s birthday and I’m grateful: https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/gratitude/
A Tootsie Pop is a cure all no matter your age… https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/tootsie-pop-kinda-day/
Clinking cross-country teacups with a fellow slicer today https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2024/03/09/tea-latte-sonnet-dedicated-to-denise-krebs/
The story of a very special day…told backwards: https://litbitsandpieces.com/2024/03/09/rosary-beads/
About birds around us :) Day March SOLSC #SOL24 – Mukhamani (wordpress.com)
Ha! I wrote about doing too much but did not mention slicing because that doesn’t count! https://sherrisslice.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/sol-24-doing-too-much-9/
We’ve got bats in the belfry (well, not exactly) https://getupeight.home.blog/2024/03/09/marthra/
Follow your gut and the irony of getting swindled on IWD. Sigh! https://changethewords.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/iwd-solc24/
I am posting this slice at 9:36 Estonian time on Saturday morning. Wrote it on the spot. https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2024/03/some-things-you-can-count-on.html
Living a multi-lingual life; https://justgiftslife.gift/2024/03/09/the-words-i-speak/
My time in Korea is coming to an end…but I’m excited to be embarking on a new adventure next year!! https://aggiekesler.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/my-next-adventure/
Some thoughts on Fundie Baby Voice: https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/keeping-women-in-the-kitchen-with-fundie-baby-voice-solsc24-9-31/
There comes a point post-surgery where you have to start doing normal things again, like changing your clothes on a daily basis. https://shawndastories.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/post-op-excuses/
A six word story of Earth https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2024/03/08/slice-of-life-a-six-word-story-of-earth-9/
A seemingly innocent lunch choice turned into a bickering session, finally leading to a surprising twist of fate. https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/lunchtime-showdown/