It’s day 24 of our 31-day writing challenge! Join us by writing your slice of life story, sharing the link in the comments, and commenting on at least three other Slicers’ stories.
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Community is everything, whether you’re writing with people that you’ve never met that are starting to feel like friends or you’re writing alongside real life friends and colleagues. I’m personally fortunate to have several friends from my school district that I get to connect with through story every March. Over the next few days, I am going to highlight some of my pals!
Tracey, who blogs at Push to Write, is the reason I became a literacy teacher. As I got to know her better, I was also inspired by her parenting and loyalty as a friend. Tracey is rooted in tradition and many of her posts highlight small, but meaningful moments that over time become important traditions with her friends and family. You can read more about her traditions, and perhaps consider some of your own, as you read her post, Cheers to New Traditions.
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(first year slicer)
Game Based Learning. I’ll soon be testing it out, but I’m kinda freaking out.
https://loboink.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/game-based-learning/
Heavy Metal Anthropologist
https://huizarc.edublogs.org/2026/03/25/heavy-metal-anthropologist/
Last second! https://karpenglish.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/whoopsi-missed-it-again/
Last second! https://karpenglish.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/whoopsi-missed-it-again/
When a dress takes you to a different place in time https://irishdaybreak.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=748&action=edit
It is still so cold! https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/slice-of-icy-life/
Technology can be invaluable in the field of education What a difference technology makes! – A Time To Write
Setting an alarm for a power nap is important! https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/currently-sol26/
Back to basics https://abitofgi.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/rewired/
Writing fatigue is real. https://ritadicarne.com/2026/03/24/it-finally-hit/
it still felt like winter today https://thebamcamblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/2026-day-24/
Rush hour this morning, sort of.
sick: https://athousandfibersblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/sick/
A short, short slice about a beautiful compliment from a student today. https://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2026/03/poetry-voice-2431.html
https://melodicmusings9.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/nicknames-for-fiona/
I enjoyed meeting with my poetry group tonight: https://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/poetry-night/
Tried to avoid a spoiler writing about tonight’s episode of our favorite Tuesday night procedural: https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2026/03/solsc-26-day-twenty-four-no-not-v.html
A sad end for my favorite blanket https://ballandosottolapioggia.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/one-of-laundrys-little-tragedies/
Feeling tired & looking for blue
http://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2026/03/24/blue-solc26-24-31/
I don’t think I like that I wrote about this, but it’s late, so to post it goes: https://sollearningtowriteagain.blogspot.com/2026/03/unsolicited-advice.html
Thinking about bread https://thinkingthroughmylens.com/2026/03/24/the-gift-of-bread/
It takes two https://umthatsano.blogspot.com/2026/03/two-little-kitties.html
Some days I need to look back at what I accomplished
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2026/03/sol-2431-todays-ta-da-list.html
Do you love it when your adult kids call you? https://sliceoflisa.blogspot.com/2026/03/call-from-hawaii.html
The Blessing of the Morning Light: https://tkslibrarian.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/blessing-of-the-morning-light/
working hard and hardly working (I’m a first-year slicer). https://brokeninandfreakingout.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/resting-on-freshly-scrubbed-patio-furniture/
The “Past”
https://caroline524.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/the-past/
I wanted to write a From my Chair, but I wasn’t in a chair, so instead I wrote this. http://onathought.com/2026/03/24/from-my-kitchen-where-i-wait-for-my-chili-to-heat-up/
A car, a road trip and a concert that never happened https://open.substack.com/pub/ryansgraybill/p/cars-highways-and-learning-to-drive-dac?r=oc5z7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Last week’s tea incident that I forgot to jot down
https://www.larkinmeehan.com/blog/2026/3/24/gti
When a game you played with the grade ones transfers to the grade six/sevens. https://hmsablog.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/big-kids-littles-games/
Road Trip https://seekingopenspace.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/road-trip/
Ever needed to have a little sit-down with yourself?! 🥴📝🥰 https://writingandlaughing.com/2026/03/24/my-own-advice-sol26-day-24-31/
Got Longevity? https://mschiubookawrites.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/a-centenarians-diet/
Do you remember the backpack you had in Kindergarten? https://learningthroughlines.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/i-think-i-had-a-backpack/
A giraffe interrupts my morning Botswana coffee: https://leahthomaswrites.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/coffee-with-giraffes/
Pickleball Poem
https://writingisitsownreward.weebly.com/home/pickleball-poem
even with the cold weather today, we had to enjoy one of Franklin’shttps://blogginbecky12.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/a-new-favorite/ favorites!
The sound of two hands clapping: https://tswalkingthedog.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-hand-for-my-hands.html
I used the moving shelves in the library today: https://strawberrywrite0.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/moving-shelves/
Writing from an object, thanks to my fellow Slicer for the inspiration. https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/the-right-light/
A matter of life and breath. https://amyjuengst.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/everyone-used-to-smoke/
MARCH 2.0..https://behindthewallpaperblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/infinite-marching/
After I watched the children tear through my tissues in less than a day, and listened to the relentless trumpeting of the nose all day, I wrote a poem to its reign over us.
https://midlaughs.blogspot.com/2026/03/tis-season-for-snorting-and-sneezing.html
I got lost in the weeds, so we’ll see how I come back. Today, it’s about the Iowa Women’s Basketball team. https://iowaconflictedteacher.com/2026/03/24/day-24-to-the-iowa-womens-basketball-team-solc26/
Total Hip Replacement – Best Thing Ever!
https://thoughtsandmusingsfromheidi.blogspot.com/2026/03/total-hip-replacement-best-thing-ever.html
Used to be…based on Jodi Mahoney’s slice. https://bloggedbutunspoken.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/i-used-to-be-but-now-i/
A slate of complaints followed by an endearing bright spot: https://sherrisslice.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/solc-2026-24-this-and-that/
People watching is my sport. Here, I see something quite unexpected https://pencilonmybackporch.home.blog/2026/03/24/people-watching-the-chauffeur/
the joy of an unexpected contact that made my day: https://fireflytrails.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/a-round-about-story-in-three-parts-solc2026-24/
ISO tips https://musingmillennial93.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/in-search-of-tips/
This is one of those days where my slice wrote itself, and I just provided the finger power. https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/learning-from-anxiety/
The dongle connecting my computer to my projector went missing overnight…. https://onemiraculousmama.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/sol26-day-24-the-case-of-the-missing-dongle/
Craving that sense of calm
https://hannahshappenings.net/2026/03/24/march-sol-24-staring-and-spacing-out-day-79-365/
Feeling lucky and grateful for my “Ride and Dine” https://schoolinspirations.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/ride-and-dine-solc-24-of-31/
Falling asleep on the couch. I should go but I always stay. https://berries781.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/i-really-should-go-but-i-always-stay/
A cyst to remember https://juliameehan12.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/a-cyst-excision-to-remember/
Breakfast in the courtyard…
https://cookedupbybrosch.blogspot.com/2026/03/24-courtyard.html
So many slice ideas today, it was hard to choose just one!
https://aggiekesler.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/simmering-with-slices/
Old Lady Gardener #246 Too Many Books and things to do https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/old-lady-gardener-246-too-many-books-and-things-to-do/
Some moments in our day. DAY 24 of SOLSC#SOL26 – Mukhamani
What do you find yourself in the middle of right now: Surrounded | arjeha
Lamenting the first day after Spring Break https://readreflectteach.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/sol26-day-24-today-i-was-tired/
I found an interesting topic from a colleague. Check out what is the doorway effect.
https://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-doorway-effect.html
A respite from the busy world poem:
https://wordancerblog.com/sol-march-2026-book-of-hours/
A lesson in the mud. https://kimlwhitmore.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/a-lesson-in-pride/
A year ago I went to Costa Rica with my dad for spring break. My slice is a list of the little memories from that trip https://estelelalala.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/spring-break-memories/
If you meet my three-year-old grandson, he’ll call you “friend” and ask you to play: https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/do-you-want-to-play-solsc26-24-31/
The Librarians. An ode to public school librarians dealing with book banners inspired by a documentary I highly recommend.. https://pedalingpoet.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/the-librarians/
A special day with my younger sister. http://reflectionsontheteche.com/2026/03/24/solc26-day-24-sister-day/
My youngest daughter’s off to a job fair. https://justwritemelanie.blogspot.com/2026/03/slice-of-life-2026-24-of-31-outfits.html
Sat down 15 minutes ago to write and got distracted by the dust that is EVERYWHERE. http://writingwithabandon.com/2026/03/24/dust/
Coach… https://standingtall47.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/coach/
A list for day 24 of 24 good things: https://thedirigibleplum.com/2026/03/24/24-good-things-sol26-24-31/
Things that have surprised me as a first time slicer: https://kandaceconnor.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/10-surprises-from-writing-in-the-sol-challenge/
A childhood treasure emerges from storage. With time and attention, it will spark the imagination of a new generation. https://www.galleystreet.blog/2026/03/24/dollhouse-family-part-4-the-stand/
Ten Things That Made Me Smile https://karyninthekitchen.com/2026/03/24/24-sol-26-10-things-that-made-me-smile-today/
Before I knew what a slice was….https://giovannapanzera.blog/2026/03/24/light-through-my-window/
I saw an eagle on my way to work! https://tendingbulbs.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/morning-traffic-2/
I wonder, did composers imitate bird calls in their music? https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/songbird-moments/
Life really is all about perspective. https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2026/03/sol26-march-24-perspective.html
Existence https://getupeight.home.blog/2026/03/24/existent/
When the going gets tough… https://justgiftslife.gift/2026/03/24/pushing/
My pets! Not a dog. Not a cat. Click to find out!…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/my-pets/
An update on the pinata making https://thespacebetweenthepages.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/can-you-still-see-it/
Short slice, inspired by someone who was inspired by a famous someone… giving me time to read and comment on others https://anavpatton.org/2026/03/24/sleepy-drooly-girl/
Can we consider hair as an object? – https://ebgriffin1119.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/gray-hair/
A funny mis-hear leads to an unintended dis … https://humbleswede.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/the-march-of-times/
Hoping for a good sleep night~ https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/i-hope-sleep-sticks-tonight/
Don’t forget your free National Poetry Month poster https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2026/03/24/march-26/
A striking moment! https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2026/03/24/solc-day-24-a-striking-moment/
Chasing the viral hot chocolates hs been fun this past winter. https://pushtowrite2020.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/quest-for-hot-chocolate/
My daughter had been studying: http://wherethereisjoy.blog/2026/03/23/observing/
Labeled by a stranger… https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/youre-the-gardener/
We all scream for ice cream https://chatsfromchile.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/i-scream-at-ice-cream/
Remembering or mis-remembering . . .Is this place really closed? A Saturday mystery. https://wp.me/p2QBsy-95n
Remembering a poem I learned in first grade: https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2026/03/a-poem-form-past.html
Cottage cheese: 1 Me: 0… learning to let go one meal at a time. https://limitlyssthoughts.wordpress.com/2026/03/24/embracing-the-mess/
Ever had so much to do you didn’t know where to begin? https://shawndastories.wordpress.com/2026/03/23/too-much-to-do/
“I didn’t know I was waving a forever goodbye.” https://alicenine.net/dad/