It’s the first Tuesday of the year, which means that many veteran slicers may be sharing their “One Little Word” this week or next. This One Little Word (sometimes written as OLW) isn’t exactly a New Year’s resolution, it’s more of a guiding principle for the days, weeks, or year to come.
Whether or not you choose to participate in the OLW tradition, post a link to your writing below. While you’re at it, visit other sites to share some comment love.
Happy writing!
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A muse for 2026 after a sea star year. https://thinkingthroughmylens.com/2026/01/06/with-a-full-heart-entering-2026/
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Does AI count as OLW? I HOPE NOT! Today I’m wondering what happens when we worry about AI every time a student turns something in. https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2026/01/06/is-it-ai/
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Entering the new year without my person https://ritadicarne.com/2026/01/06/now-what/
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A planning poem
https://hannahshappenings.net/2026/01/06/planning-to-plan-sol-tuesday/
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A planning poem
https://hannahshappenings.net/2026/01/06/planning-to-plan-sol-tuesday/
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I had my picture taken with a mascot! https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/meeting-the-buc-ees-mascot-sol26/
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I had to get outside, despite the freezing temps, so we headed to the beach. https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2026/01/06/winter-cold/
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I’m digging back to my roots with reading and writing. My OLW for 2026 is RESTORE. Happy New Year! https://readingteacherwrites.com/2026/01/04/one-little-word-2026/
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10 years of finding that OLW, but this one feels a bit different https://livingworkshopwithspitzer.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/2026-one-little-word-foundation/
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I’ll share my OLW next week (there is one!), but this week is for new traditions and thinking about time.
https://robynneilsen.com/2026/01/06/a-new-christmas-eve-tradition/
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I’m doing a slow read of Tolstoy’s War and Peace and writing haiku to help me think about and remember my reading. https://pedalingpoet.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/war-and-peace-haiku/
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One Little Word (on repeat!): https://sliceoflisa.blogspot.com/2026/01/word-of-year-inspiration.html
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I wanted to write a fun and happy post after days of sad and scary news. Instead, all I can do is to write about hope.
https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2026/01/sol26-january6-hope.html
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And we’re back! Happy New Year, everyone. https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/something-good/
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Only my second One Little Word. This was hard to figure out today. https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/the-wrong-word/
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Come join my OLW stroll!
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2026/01/slice-of-life-rambling-in-words.html
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I found these photos… https://anavpatton.org/2026/01/06/more/
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My one little word for 2026!
https://wordancerblog.com/2026/01/06/one-little-word-2026/
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Emerging from chemotherapy, I discovered that survivorship brings a different kind of challenge, which is quieter, yet just as profound. This year, I’m letting the word “eudaimonic” guide me, seeking not just to survive, but to truly flourish. https://raisealithuman.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/my-olw-for-2026
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Today’s post is about an adventure with grandkids on a neighbor’s property. http://reflectionsontheteche.com/2026/01/06/slice-of-life-a-new-forest/
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Two weeks in a row! Woo hoo! Today’s short slice is about mispronounced word. Maybe you do this too?? https://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2026/01/hard-habit-to-break.html
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This OLW habit is hard! Here, I second-think my word but still want to keep it https://pencilonmybackporch.home.blog/2026/01/06/my-one-little-word-for-2026/
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My OLW isn’t sleek or shiny, but it gets the job done! https://edsoapbox.com/2026/01/06/slice-of-life-tuesday-olw-2026/
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I believe I have found my OLW https://justgiftslife.gift/2026/01/06/my-olw/
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For 2026, my OLW is gratitude…https://my.imemories.com/my/album/21506552 For 2025, bloom served me well!…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/reflection-on-olw-2025-bloom/
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Link to Sally’s OLW 2026 post: https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/2026-olw-gratitude/comment-page-1/#comments
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I did a Poetry Dip to find a poem https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2026/01/06/open-write-day-1-of-3-january-2026/
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A word of many meanings, https://thespacebetweenthepages.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/word/
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The 60th year celebrations of the Manipal college of Dental Sciences where my husband studied and worked till his retirement in 2017. Health is so important and my word for this year is being positive, Day to Day Life (#SOL-2026) – Mukhamani
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An invitation…and a new olw!
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I noticed your link was missing, so I’m adding it for you, Jess. https://wherethereisjoy.blog/2026/01/05/invitation-and-olw-2026/
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Thank you! I’m out of practice.
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Some words are just meant to be chosen. https://wp.me/p2QBsy-8XR
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Which word will I choose to be my 2026 Guiding Star? See the choices at
https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2026/01/choosing-one-word-for-2026.html
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A conversation I had with two different AI chatbots refined my OLW choosing: https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2026/01/06/olw-2026/
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Have you ever used one of those sleek fast-drying, high-efficiency commercial hand dryers? The ones they have in airports? https://alicenine.net/beautiful-hands/
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This is my ninth year choosing a One Little Word, and more than ever it’s a word that found me: https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/one-little-word-for-2026-sol26-olw26/
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