Twenty-one days of writing down. Just ten more to go. You’ve got this!
BE INSPIRED
Today’s post comes to us from Elisabeth Ellington, of The Dirigible Plum. Her post Little Free Library is a great reminder to slow down, take a chance on a new book, and find inspiration in the work of others.
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-D, email Betsy Hubbard at betsymhubbard[at]gmail.com.
- If your last name begins with E-H, email Jenna Komarin at Jennakomarin[at]gmail.com.
- If your last name begins with I-L, email Lainie Levin at lainlev72[at]gmail.com.
- If your last name begins with M-Q, email Leah Thomas at leah.koch7[at]gmail.com.
- If your last name begins with R-U, email Melani Meehan at meehanmelanie[at]gmail.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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Rose Bud Thorn and the last minute struggle – https://theakilahbrown.com/rose-thorn-bud-sol25/
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In the search for messages https://abitofgi.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/a-fortunate-reminder/
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Wow, how have we written for 21 days already? Today I received a compliment from a student. https://karpenglish.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/a-compliment/
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Spring is in the air and the beautiful trees in Northern Virginia are blooming.
https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2025/03/welcome-season-of-renewal.html
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Carsickness is the worst! https://aggiekesler.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/carsickness/
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Would you rather… https://karyninthekitchen.com/2025/03/21/sol25-21-glowing/
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Long-term relationships are hard: https://tendingbulbs.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/community-2/
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Netflix, TV series, and binge watching when you normally don’t watch TV.
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Second thoughts on not working
https://thoughtsandmusingsfromheidi.blogspot.com/2025/03/second-thoughts-on-not-working.html
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I found pocket accordion foldables for a final project idea and now I’m obsessed! Sharing one I made for my child, for fun and for reflecting on his life as an expat child.
https://open.substack.com/pub/expatteacher/p/home-in-a-foldable?r=164m62&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Tried my hand at the bilingual magnetic poetry tiles. https://thespacebetweenthepages.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/magnetic-poetry-tiles/
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Reading a friend’s manuscript and feeling inspired: https://bluejeanamycom.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/sol-day-21-2/
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Another auction story. https://patriciajhollowaystudio.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/solc2025-8/
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Today found me in a very familiar setting, but in an entirely different role. https://thesassymightymissb.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/the-other-side-of-the-table/
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Perfect is overrated https://thebamcamblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/day-21-march-21-2025/
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$100,000 Pyramid Clueshttps://bloggedbutunspoken.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/100000-pyramid/
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Reflecting, at this moment. https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/at-this-moment/
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appreciating my pets for their cuddles
https://hannahshappenings.net/2025/03/21/creature-comforts-march-sol-21-31-sol25/
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It’s Spring Break! https://readingtl.blogspot.com/2025/03/slice-of-life-spring-break.html
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Today was a grumpy pregnant lady kind of day https://limitlyssthoughts.wordpress.com/2025/03/22/a-grumpy-pregnant-lady-day/
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Oh, Spring!
https://tswalkingthedog.blogspot.com/2025/03/what-always-follows.html
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just a brain dump on this chilly March day that shares a wish I have https://blogginbecky12.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/i-wish/
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https://www.larkinmeehan.com/blog/2025/3/21/janes-home
Working on a fun and meaningful project 🙂
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Today things are different, and a conversation with a friend made me start thinking about the good old days https://onathought.com/2025/03/21/once-i-was-on-a-committee/
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https://randomthoughtsofagratefuladdict.blogspot.com/2025/03/plastic-people.html
It breaks my heart to see all the plastic people.
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Oh no, here we go again. https://scatteredthoughtsmary.blogspot.com/2025/03/doctor-my-throat.html
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Today’s inspiration comes from a rock. 🌸 https://writingandlaughing.com/2025/03/21/just-do-this-sol25-day-21-31/
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Struggling to get my slice to post….hopefully this fourth attempt works! https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2025/03/21/solc-day-21-dress-like-a-teacher-day-revisited/
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eek! Sooooooooo sorry!!! Please delete the extra comments!!!
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Spirit Week keeps on giving the gift of slices https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2025/03/21/solc-day-21-dress-like-a-teacher-day-revisited/
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Spirit Week keeps on giving the gift of blog posts. https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2025/03/21/solc-day-21-dress-like-a-teacher-day-revisited/
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Is it worse to realize I sound like my mom or that I sound like myself – again? Sherri’s post yesterday inspired me to pay attention to the things I say on repeat. https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2025/03/21/say-it-again-solc25-21-31/
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Is it worse to realize I sound like my mom or that I sound like myself – again? Sherri’s post yesterday inspired me to pay attention to the things I say on repeat. https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2025/03/21/say-it-again-solc25-21-31/
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#MultilingualFriday I had time for a walk through some beautiful parts of my city, Vienna: https://sherrisslice.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/sol25-21-friday-morning-entdeckungen/
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Reflecting on a long week https://camashmorr.blogspot.com/2025/03/5-4-3-2-1-weekly-reflection-solsc25.html
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Best email of the week https://mschiubookawrites.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/youve-got-mail/
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Going to a concert tomorrow! https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/slice-of-life-the-night-before/
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It’s Friday, and I am going to be quick so I can get back to my record and beer. https://hmsablog.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/next-week-ill/
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I think if I broke this mug, my heart would crack. https://amyjuengst.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/memento/
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What should we take away from all this data? https://areadinglife.org/2025/03/21/data/
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Sleep inertia https://open.substack.com/pub/ryansgraybill/p/encephalon-errancy?r=oc5z7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Sleep inertia https://open.substack.com/pub/ryansgraybill/p/encephalon-errancy?r=oc5z7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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A bad day. The heart, capable of feeling so much hurt because of so much love. https://berries781.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/the-heart/
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The days before spring break happily coincided with the days my fourth-graders and I worked on the art for our Leo Lionni anthology. Here’s a sampling: https://edsoapbox.com/2025/03/21/slice-of-life-day-21-coming-together/
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I’m dreading the question “How was your spring break?” when I head back to work next week. But maybe there’s a bright side (and an earworm): https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2025/03/solsc-25-day-twenty-one-you-get-what.html?m=1
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Feeling happy and wondering what was in my week that led me here? What is your recipe for joy? A nonet poem. https://pencilonmybackporch.home.blog/2025/03/21/recipe-a-nonet/
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Antiquing! Stories from the past…https://seekingopenspace.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/antiquing/
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To Buy or Not Buy the Book: https://athousandfibersblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/to-buy-or-not-buy-the-book-sol25-day21/
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This week and the next, my 5-4-3-2-1 Reflection https://justgiftslife.gift/2025/03/21/5-4-3-2-1-reflection/
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A visit to the playground was a great opportunity to practice craft moves https://anavpatton.org/2025/03/21/down-the-slide/
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Finding photos for flashback Friday (I love alliteration!) https://learnwithvivian.com/2025/03/21/flashback-friday/
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My week in review. https://ritadicarne.com/2025/03/21/5-4-3-2-1/
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What does it say https://getupeight.home.blog/2025/03/21/what-it-says/
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A slice about the question, “Do you have a favorite book?” https://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2025/03/favorite-books-and-authors.html
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Old Lady Gardener #181 Out of Ideas so a quick flower show from 2024 https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/old-lady-gardener-181-march-21-out-of-ideas-so-a-quick-flower-show-from-2024/
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After a busy day, we all need a place to rest: Time To Rest | arjeha
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Spring is always a little a bittersweet. Here are some of the sweet parts. https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/celebration-season/
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After another full day of PD I had a few jobs to do. https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/check-check/
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my friend’s loved one has cancer: https://fireflytrails.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/overcoming-fear-solc2025-21/
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A successful career day https://musingmillennial93.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/a-successful-writing-event/
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Stopping to look at what is beautiful around us. https://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/day-of-the-march-solsc-sol25/
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Thinking about a 12 Step Program?https://dailyscribbles.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/be-not-afraid/
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Whimsical today, and that’s okay. https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/weirdest-wordle/
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Oh, the joys of shopping (not online!) https://livinglife816287820.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/should-i-write-about-shopping
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NPR Pledge Drive – an appreciation post! https://sliceoflisa.blogspot.com/2025/03/npr-appreciation.html
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Metamorphosis… https://standingtall47.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/metamorphosis-2/
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A short slice about traveling and a naani poem to share about a moment in Switzerland: https://sittingbehindtheeightball.blog/2025/03/21/travel-time/
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I haven’t been as consistent this March, but I’m still coming back when I can: http://readerteacherwriter.weebly.com/blog/march-madness
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https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2025/03/sol25-march-21-so-many-questions.html
I veered from my lesson plan, last night,
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Unboxing Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies- a mindful eating experience http://doodadsanddoodles.blog/2025/03/21/the-ultimate-girl-scout-cookie-experience-unwrapped-solc-day-21/
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Intention: https://schoolinspirations.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/intention-solc-21-of-31/
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Poetry Friday: Finding a place to breathe. https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2025/03/21/slice-of-life-day-21-poetry-friday-the-way-to-breathe/
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Two haikus capture the joy! https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2025/03/sol-poetry-friday-you-cant-have-it-all.html
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I wrote in praise of living room couches, old and new: https://thedirigibleplum.com/2025/03/21/in-praise-of-the-living-room-sofa-21-31-sol25/
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“…..the best teachers of all….” https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2025/03/21/march-21-340-411/
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I guess it was Throwback Thursday yesterday… https://humbleswede.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/connections/
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Today’s Wordle-iteration is Wordle-imericks: https://ayearofreading.org/2025/03/20/poetry-friday-wordle-imericks/
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I felt seen this week and want to return the favor – https://ebgriffin1119.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/its-the-small-things/
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I started a knitting club at my school this year. http://writingwithabandon.com/2025/03/21/knitting-club/
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A perk of a sick day https://wonder864.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/solc-day-21-chicken-check/
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Today I tried Caption Writing to match a funny photo and invite you to add YOUR own brief caption…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/add-a-caption/
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An emotional trigger and an emotional slice https://justwritemelanie.blogspot.com/2025/03/slice-of-life-2025-21-of-31-mailboxes.html
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We teach much more than academics at school: http://wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/20/still-learning/
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A project on the beach leads to a fun photo. https://pushtowrite2020.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/picture-perfect/
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morphology Friday inspired by prefix dis-, baseword mantle, suffix -ing the DOE https://bulletsandblanks.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/switch-o-change-o/
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A hallway conversation with a first grader…. https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/taco-dreams/
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The calendar said spring, but the weather and the visuals are slow to catch up. https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/solsc25-day-21-vernal-equinox/
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my father turns 80 today, and another slicer gave me the idea of making my birthday wishes public. Uff here it goes https://chatsfromchile.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/happy-80th-pops/
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What are you proud of? A poetry prompt led me to say it, just this once… https://litbitsandpieces.com/2025/03/21/a-poem-of-pride/
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Sunset again: https://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/its-the-little-things-21/
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Capturing my twins’ bedtime ritual. https://shawndastories.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/bedtime-rituals/
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Doing something I thought I’d never do. https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2025/03/eating-my-words.html
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For March 21st a summer memory of making fresh tomato sauce – pomodoro fresco -for my husband.
https://wordancerblog.com/march-sol-2025-poems-about-nourishment/
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We reserved a day of Spring Break to just lay low https://readreflectteach.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/sol25-day-21-we-kept-our-world-small-today/
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Parking, jokes, and going back for a hat. https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2025/03/20/march-21-340-411-p-m-california/
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Our pup Stanley invites you in a walk through Edson Fichter Nature Area: https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2025/03/20/stanley-visits-edson-fichter-nature-area-solsc25-21-31-340-p-m-to-411-p-m/
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