Welcome to Day 23 of the March Challenge. I am so proud of all of US for making it this far! Please leave a link to your slice in the comments below.
Today is also Classroom Challenge Sunday. We encourage you all to take an extra moment to cheer on our under-18 participants. This year, unlike in the past, students are slicing alongside us in March! If you are a teacher posting a link to student writing today, please start your comment with CLASSROOM CHALLENGE in all caps to make it easier for slicers to find your students.
BE INSPIRED
Mrs. Simon’s students slice on this Fanschool Blog. While all of her students are doing an impressive job with the challenge, I became enamored with Grayson’s style of writing. Check out this post, where Grayson illustrates the importance of “word vomit.” Enjoy! Please share some comment love with Mrs. Simon’s students today!
You can find other students slicing this month through the links below:
- Mrs. Levin’s 1st-5th Graders, IL
- Mrs. Wood’s 5th and 6th Graders
- Mrs. Thomas’ 2nd Graders, Kirkwood, MO
- Author’s Club, 1st-5th Graders, Kirkwood, MO
- Ms. Domina’s 3rd and 4th Graders, South Bristol, Maine
- Ms. Victor’s 5th Graders in Cambodia
- Mrs. Simon’s Gifted Students
SUPPORT
If you encounter any issues with non-working links, problems with your permalink, or a permalink causing an image to appear in the comment section, our Slicer Troubleshooting Team is here to help. The team comprises four experienced Slicers: Glenda Funk, Fran McCrackin, Joanne Toft, and Peter von Euler. (Click here for a short tutorial to help you find your permalink and link your slice-of-life story to this post.)
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.
Questions about the 2025 Classroom Challenge?
- If your last name begins with the letters A -L, please email questions to Leah Thomas at Leah.koch7[at]gmail.com.
- If your last name begins with the letters M – Z, please email questions to Melanie Meehan at meehanmelanie[at]gmail.com.
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attended the Pasadena Festival of Women Authors – https://theakilahbrown.com/pasadena-festival-of-women-authors-sol25/
I’ve been trying and trying to make a year in photos slice today, but it keeps going back to just two pictures. Here is my attempt, with definitely two pictures, but the rest may be in progress still. https://karpenglish.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/pictures/
Normally, I like to have a little more time to plan a big vacation. https://shawndastories.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/20th-anniversary-travel-plans/
Another sunset inspires: https://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/its-the-little-things-23/
what were you writing about 2 years ago today?
https://hannahshappenings.net/2025/03/23/2-years-ago-today-march-sol-23-31-sol25/
what were you writing about 2 years ago today?
https://hannahshappenings.net/2025/03/23/2-years-ago-today-march-sol-23-31-sol25/
silent (st. louis) sunday…http://edsoapbox.com/2025/03/23/slice-of-life-day-23-silent-sunday/
Five Senses Sunday http://karyninthekitchen.com/2025/03/23/sol25-23-five-senses-sunday/
Thanks Akilah and Elisabeth for your inspiration – Here’s what’s keeping me reading. https://readingtl.blogspot.com/2025/03/slice-of-life-whats-saving-your-reading.html
Apple Maps! :p https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/slice-of-life-apple-maps-for-the-win/
Thank you notes #important https://juliameehan12.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/thank-you-notes-important/
Come walk with me! https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2025/03/sol-2331-looking-down-looking-up.html
It’s late again tonight. Ithttps://ritadicarne.com/2025/03/23/3712/
A short slice on avoidance https://anavpatton.org/2025/03/23/instead/
A practice that grounds us in the moment
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2025/03/sol-2331-looking-down-looking-up.html
Sometimes, a good writing form helps me get words on the page. Tonight, it’s a 4-4-4. https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2025/03/23/4-4-4-solc25-23-31/
Old Lady Gardener #183 March 23 Returning https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/old-lady-gardener-183-march-23-returning/
CLASSROOM CHALLENGE: You’ll see there are a few posts still in the middle of being written–we haven’t figured out yet how to be sure we won’t lose them without hitting “submit”. https://padlet.com/ndomina1/our-incredible-writing-o11zldqqns5hi3xk
How to beat the heat of the day https://livinglife816287820.wordpress.com/2025/03/24/maybe-i-might-see-the-sun-rise
Overheard while shopping:
https://tswalkingthedog.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-troll-in-bookstore.html
I got a kick out of the safety tips my students wrote. I hope you do too. http://onathought.com/2025/03/23/our-safety-tips/
Meditation…https://seekingopenspace.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/meditation/
Cookies make things easier. https://scatteredthoughtsmary.blogspot.com/2025/03/cookie-break.html
https://www.larkinmeehan.com/blog/2025/3/23/its-not-me
We may have chosen the wrong bar.
The Big Green Giant: https://abitofgi.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/the-big-green-giant/
Another post lifted from my journal: The Sunday Blues Manifesto.
Friday night outing actually brings me back home https://learnwithvivian.com/2025/03/23/hot-pot/
a lazy Sunday for me… three movies and memories https://blogginbecky12.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/lazy-sunday/
my basketball bracket’s pretty shot, so I invented a bracket-type poem. Hoping for a winner https://bulletsandblanks.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/bracketology/
A pep talk for myself about letting go of too much stuff https://readreflectteach.wordpress.com/2025/03/22/sol25-day-23-a-lesson-in-letting-go/
Saying the quiet things loudly today. ❤️https://writingandlaughing.com/2025/03/23/i-choose-myself-sol25-day-23-31/
Personal bests and personal records https://thebamcamblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/day-23-march-23-2025/
What I think about vs. what actually happens: https://sherrisslice.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/sol25-23-what-i-think-about-vs-what-actually-happens/
Stacking rock cairns has become my moment of Zen. https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/beach-rocks/
Taking some inspiration from a song https://camashmorr.blogspot.com/2025/03/inspiration-from-bangles-solsc25.html
I just finished the first full week after march break, and the first regular length weekend and well….https://hmsablog.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/6-words-for-the-first-weekend-after-the-first-full-week-back-after-march-break/
I’m ink-free, but if I ever got a tattoo…. https://onemiraculousmama.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/sol25-day-23-just-like-a-tattoo/
Blackout Poetry-so fun.https://bloggedbutunspoken.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/blackout-poetry/
I had a little 50-year surprise show up on my MRI. https://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2025/03/an-mri-surprise.html
Sunday at the Salon https://musingmillennial93.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/self-care-is-a-sunday-haircut/
I spent far too long laboring on this slice. https://amyjuengst.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/fruits-of-my-labor/
Old Dog: https://athousandfibersblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/old-dog-solsc25-day23/
Let’s wrestle! A family bonding night we all needed and loved https://berries781.wordpress.com/2025/03/22/lets-wrestle/
I’m sad that I missed two days of slices. But, this one shows some of the reflecting I did this weekend, even if I didn’t write. https://teachingtomorrowsleaders.blogspot.com/2025/03/three-things-i-have-learned.html
A little bit about my mom’s family on what would have been her 85th birthday. https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/family-traits/
https://randomthoughtsofagratefuladdict.blogspot.com/2025/03/being-ally.html
Being an ally…
Step inside my AirBnB in Tbilisi, where I’ll be spending the next month… https://aggiekesler.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/step-inside-my-tbilisi-airbnb/
Sunday Coffee Share https://writertammye.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/spring-on-the-calendar-only-sunday-coffee-share-solc25-day23/
A short post about a small pleasure. What’s yours? https://thinkingthroughmylens.com/2025/03/23/small-pleasures-sol25-day-23/
It’s all part of the process, and luck is involved. https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/whats-in-a-name/
I am here https://tkslibrarian.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/i-am-here/
A huge sigh of relief this morning: https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2025/03/solsc-25-day-twenty-three-when-negative.html?m=1
Week three, third project update: Getting There | arjeha
My husband and I encounter jungle elephants in Thailand: https://leahthomaswrites.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/elephants-in-chiang-mai-thailand/
About making dosas, a saying in Kannada and my paternal grandmother. https://mukhamani.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/day-23-of-the-march-solsc-sol25/
On dates with 3s, I “3 things” Slice, and today, I’m asking for some advice!
https://sliceoflisa.blogspot.com/2025/03/three-things-i-dont-pay-attention-to.html
CLASSROOM CHALLENGE: https://padlet.com/leahthomas8/2nd-grade-slice-of-life-writing-tscw75x7rg2330d7?__cf_chl_tk=GJIvrc0lBOsWICK5_zWJkKGUgleqIYYmkTQcarQhPZA-1741117346-1.0.1.1-YZoI5v7fIE46ZAg701JP.kiRTkmiXihq7Uo3SnB4txI
What do you carry around with you? What does it say about you? https://pencilonmybackporch.home.blog/2025/03/23/two-backpacks/
If only we listened to nature… https://areadinglife.org/2025/03/23/wood-wide-web/
My 23rd poem about food – this one is a memory about canning peaches.
https://wordancerblog.com/march-sol-2025-poems-about-nourishment/
A dialogue, an alarmingly discovery, and a personal confession: https://sittingbehindtheeightball.blog/2025/03/23/wheres-the-yellow-mustard/
looking forward and backward in time: https://fireflytrails.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/perspective-solc2025-23/
Visitors welcome. https://thespacebetweenthepages.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/back-porch-visitors/
I wrote about my new obsession, a livecam of the peregrine falcons who nest in a building I can see from my office: https://thedirigibleplum.com/2025/03/23/carla-cam-sol25/
Moving to Plan B and trying not to be frustrated…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/my-lack-of-internet-service/
An elfchen poem about being a playful adult http://doodadsanddoodles.blog/2025/03/23/embracing-playfulness-unlocking-joy-solc-day-23/
Upside Down World
https://thoughtsandmusingsfromheidi.blogspot.com/2025/03/upside-down-world.html
Our camping schnoodles voice their opinions https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2025/03/23/march-23-444-515/
Towers… https://standingtall47.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/who-can-build-the-tallest-tower/
Rooting for the underdogs: https://schoolinspirations.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/the-underdogs-solc-23-of-31/
A photo/video poem about the farmer’s market. https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2025/03/23/slice-of-life-day-23-farmers-market-day/
Remembering a frenzied hunt…for a photo…for a slice… https://humbleswede.wordpress.com/2025/03/22/searching/
a Disney movie leads to stories of travels https://wonder864.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/solc-day-23-the-bull-fight/
Something that came to me… https://justgiftslife.gift/2025/03/23/what-writers-do/
yesterday, Trish spurred a memory that persisted all day
https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2025/03/sol25-march-23-multigenerational.html
Managed to slice amidst full-time aunt duty: http://writingwithabandon.com/2025/03/23/a-new-york-slice/
The answer to Friday’s email https://mschiubookawrites.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/youve-got-mail-the-reveal/
Not a personal record, but a personal best https://justwritemelanie.blogspot.com/2025/03/slice-of-life-2025-23-of-31-ride-on.html
My mind wandered all over in this slice – https://ebgriffin1119.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/owl-musings/
I love… https://ayearofreading.org/2025/03/23/slice-of-life-i-love/
The gift of birds https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2025/03/23/solc-day-23-tuning-in/
My daughter made a bold declaration when she was home on spring break.. https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2025/03/22/pb-declarations/
I got zapped. https://pushtowrite2020.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/zapped/
knitting club slice from a few days ago turned this slice into a longer reflection on surf club than I saw coming. https://chatsfromchile.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/surf-club/
A slice of home: http://wherethereisjoy.blog/2025/03/22/home/
My inheritance of birdlove…beginning with these relics: https://litbitsandpieces.com/2025/03/23/birdlove-legacy/
CLASSROOM SLICERS- G5 Cambodia: https://isppenh.padlet.org/erikavictor2/sol-classroom-challenge-2025-a9gjexcyyhhpwi8t
I alwasy need transition time: https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/reentry/
Have you ever thought of burning your journals? https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2025/03/an-unexpected-connection.html
Surprised when it’s my turn to pee https://getupeight.home.blog/2025/03/23/chairman/
Remembering an epic meltdown while boarding a flight
https://open.substack.com/pub/expatteacher/p/airplanes-dont-wait-for-meltdowns?r=164m62&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Sidetracked and inspired by Elisabeth’s Trans Rights Readathon post. https://mrsdkrebs.edublogs.org/2025/03/22/march-23-444-515-p-m-california/
A bit of nostalgia for 2024 and Caitlin Clark as I watched the Hawkeyes today. https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/solsc25-day-23-2024/
Another late post for me–I plan to be back on track for my day 23 post (tomorrow my time). Some musings about making. https://thinkingthroughmylens.com/2025/03/22/glue-guns-and-buttons-sol25-day-22/
Raven or Crow? A bird story: https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2025/03/22/raven-or-crow-solsc25-444-p-m-to-515-p-m/