Welcome to the 26th day of our 31-day writing challenge! I’m excited and grateful to host the final days of this year’s challenge. I’ve loved reading your posts, commenting, and writing alongside all of you since the beginning of the month, and I’m honored to close out the month. Remember to share the link to your blog in the comments, and comment on at least three other Slicers’ stories.
BE INSPIRED
Last week, Leah shared her work with the Gateway Writing Project’s place-based writing initiatives in her TWT blog post. Today’s Be Inspired features the work of Dr. Tracy Brosch, leader of the Gateway Writing Project and fellow March slicer at Cooked Up By Brosch. Tracy’s slices this month zoom in on a different location each day, a fun and unique twist on the March challenge. This month, she’s written from the doctor’s office, Forest Park, a mulch pile, and her own kitchen.
In her most recent post, The Courtyard, Tracy tells a story within a story about the property next to her house, a huge pile of discarded rocks, and how she plans to turn them into something beautiful in her courtyard. Her slice features photos, vivid descriptions, and possibilities.
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(first year slicer)
My brother’s birthday has me realizing that my siblings are getting older. I still see them as the annoying little ones though.
https://loboink.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/birthday/
I saw a kitten today: https://strawberrywrite0.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/aging/
Audience of One
https://huizarc.edublogs.org/2026/03/27/audience-of-one/
I tend to write about them every March and this is why I can’t resist a black cockatoo painting – A Time To Write
Pushing it tonight, but it’s done! I usually love conferences with caregivers, but I knew tonight I would have one that was tougher than usual. In the end, I think I did ok, but sometimes it’s hard to tell the truth. https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2026/03/26/truth-telling-solc26-26-31/
First Time in Long Gowns. Dancing, wildflowers, Little Women https://pedalingpoet.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/first-time-in-long-gowns/
The Fickle Road https://sliceoflucy.blogspot.com/2026/03/slice-of-lucy-fickle-road.html
Misery loves company and sometimes a friend will wipe you out snatching all your energy when all you wanted to do was help.
https://midlaughs.blogspot.com/2026/03/company.html
On the road https://umthatsano.blogspot.com/2026/03/rain-rain-go-away.html
Three things that made me happy today
https://thoughtsandmusingsfromheidi.blogspot.com/2026/03/3-things-that-made-me-happy-today.html
Taking advantage of my leave with a pajama day on a Thursday! https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2026/03/solsc-26-day-twenty-six-pajama-thursday.html
https://melodicmusings9.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/pick-your-color/
I sat next to middle schoolers on the field trip today: https://tendingbulbs.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/the-measure-of-a-good-field-trip/
Kids who think about adults things. https://alotalot.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/slice-of-life-93/
When things feel like they’re getting too hard, my mantra? Just keep swimming. https://onemiraculousmama.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/sol26-day-26-just-keep-swimming/
when the fates take you down the right career path: https://carpefabula.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/fortuitous/
IRL all the way: https://tswalkingthedog.blogspot.com/2026/03/offline.html
It’s Opening Day! Play ball! https://open.substack.com/pub/ryansgraybill/p/you-gotta-love-opening-day?r=oc5z7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
lying in bed too tired to think much. https://hmsablog.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/lying-in-bed/
lying in bed too tired to think much. https://hmsablog.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/lying-in-bed/
Blessing for the teacher’s lunch: https://tkslibrarian.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/blessing-for-the-mid-day-meal-for-teachers/
The blueberries are mighty tasty today! https://thinkingthroughmylens.com/2026/03/26/blueberry-harvest/
A belated Spiritual Journey post on strength, with many more questions in my Christian faith than answers these days. https://mrsdkrebs.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/on-strength/
Life in the summer of 1972
https://scatteredthoughtsmary.blogspot.com/2026/03/summer-of-72.html
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Growing up…
https://scatteredthoughtsmary.blogspot.com/2026/03/growing-up.html
I had a bit of a situation with a squirrel! Then my boyfriend came to the rescue, sorta. https://estelelalala.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/squirrel-situations/
I missed yesterday, but I just couldn’t do it. Thirty-seven days of school left, and it’s a heavy load right now. However, poetry always seems to make things better. Writing about poetry madness bracket! https://adayinthelifeof19b.blogspot.com/2026/03/poetry-madness-2531.html
Heavy on nostalgia, PBS, cable, and TV commercials, I resurrected this one from my drafts several Marches ago.
https://ballandosottolapioggia.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/88/
I am sooo ready for a break!
https://caroline524.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/im-ready/
first day out on the course https://thebamcamblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/2026-day-26/
It took a lot of grit and determination to produce a post for today. Challenging my childhood ninja warrior. https://amyjuengst.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/ninja-warrior/
Saying goodbye to a friend… https://irishdaybreak.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/celebration-of-life/
Do you believe in signs? https://mschiubookawrites.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/a-sign/
Temporarily lost my mind… going to blame it on the change of weather
https://www.larkinmeehan.com/blog/2026/3/26/missing
Enjoying a moment of silence this evening. Until… https://blogginbecky12.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/one-super-cute-gentleman/
I love my team, and a I’ve loved my teams in the past. A conversation today made me wonder .. what makes a team? And maybe this ended up too much Seuss… but it was fun anyway. http://onathought.com/2026/03/26/team/
Not a planner https://learningthroughlines.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/organized-yesterday-humbled-today/
One of the hardest things about teaching is that you’re never too experienced to fail. A tutoring story, perhaps redeemed by a lesson from Melanie Meeham’s post today (linked in mine) https://pencilonmybackporch.home.blog/2026/03/26/fail-resolve-return/
A bit of personification in my letter to my river friend, Sabinal. https://moonsnailsdaisiesmarmots.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/sabinal-river/
Short tram trip in Vienna, hop on! https://sherrisslice.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/solc-2026-26-short-trip-sentimental-journey/
I got promoted today: superhero, cat, an angel. https://limitlyssthoughts.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/419/
When I allow myself to wear the wrong set of glasses: https://sollearningtowriteagain.blogspot.com/2026/03/grumpy-gills.html
A change in the weather…inside provides inspiration. https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/cold-front/
Going for a Walk https://seekingopenspace.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/going-for-a-walk/
making writing happen while touching grass https://bulletsandblanks.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/touch-grass/
Ode to a teacher morning: https://areadinglife.org/2026/03/26/ode-to-a-teacher-morning/
In praise of spring poem:
https://wordancerblog.com/sol-march-2026-book-of-hours/
a boring trip to the car place
https://cookedupbybrosch.blogspot.com/2026/03/26-inspection-station.html
Knocking profiles and bodily noises mimicking said profiles https://berries781.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/phantom-knocks/
Morning Music: what are you listening to? https://schoolinspirations.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/morning-music-solc-26-of-31/
short road trip (I’m a first year slicer). https://brokeninandfreakingout.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/quick-trip-to-the-coast/
Thanks for gifts I have received from so many fellow slicers: https://newtreemom.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/gifts/
What I miss about my dad. https://bloggedbutunspoken.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/missing-you/
Move a muscle, change a thought…https://behindthewallpaperblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/move-a-muscle-change-a-thought/
Could you recognize famous songs without the lyrics? It was fairly trickyhttps://hannahshappenings.net/2026/03/26/march-sol-26-intriguing-instrumentals-day-81-365/
Prep for today’s coaching meeting: https://sliceoflisa.blogspot.com/2026/03/coaching-from-coffee-shop-today.html
I went to my first Poetry Slam yesterday https://readreflectteach.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/sol26-day-26-poetry-slam/
Sick (part 3): https://athousandfibersblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/and-on-the-fourth-day/
Old Lady Gardener #28 No clean up but Dahlia time https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/old-lady-gardener-248-no-clean-up-but-dahlia-time/
About going to Asare and this Gulf war. DAY 26 of SOLSC#SOL26 – Mukhamani
ready to start a new day: https://fireflytrails.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/early-morning-at-the-lake-solc2026-26/
Today I got back in the game!
https://aggiekesler.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/i-still-got-it/
Shared relief in writing. https://kimlwhitmore.wordpress.com/2026/03/27/relief-shared/
Sometimes, even sorting paperwork into keep, shred & throw out can spark an idea. https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/its-not-just-a-car/
I missed writing for a few days, this post gives lots of excuses! https://wp.me/p9JxV5-uR
My first cento poem https://musingmillennial93.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/cento-poem/
Here are the first pictures from the quilt show we attended yesterday: What We Saw | arjeha
I have missed quite a few days in this busy season of mine but I am glad to be back! I used to have two shadows…http://teaching-to-transform.com/the-blog/my-two-shadows
I debated not sharing this, but those black Suburbans got me in a tizzy yesterday… https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2026/03/sol26-march-26-black-suburbans.html
My students are wrapping up a month of poetry. It was fun for me (and them) to try something new. https://kandaceconnor.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/blackout-poetry/
Inspiring words from this community encourage my writing life –
https://pleasuresfromthepage.blogspot.com/2026/03/future-post-faithful-writing-life.html
My Jetpack app is glitching and won’t let me leave comments! They can’t handle all of us slicers. Today I sliced about my new kitchen gadget in all its glory (and then some): http://writingwithabandon.com/2026/03/26/soft-boiled-goodness/
Flowers in my yard, trying to slowly transition to native plants. https://reflectionsontheteche.com/2026/03/26/solc26-day-26-flowers/
If you can predict it, then prevent it…https://justwritemelanie.blogspot.com/2026/03/slice-of-life-2026-26-of-31-predicting.html
“Surf’s Up!”….on the subway? http://giovannapanzera.blog/2026/03/26/wave-seeker/
I was curious about that little option in WordPress to “Improve with AI.” So I asked it to improve the slice I wrote yesterday. Spoiler alert: it was not an improvement. https://thedirigibleplum.com/2026/03/26/no-thanks-sol26-26-31/
Today, I name an object that reminds me of Time Well Spent…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/time-well-spent-2/
The body never forgets. Mine remembers the trauma of watching my life float away in a flood that destroyed our home. http://karyninthekitchen.com/2026/03/26/26-sol-26-trauma-the-body-remembers/
Will you come to Writing Group today? Yes, you! Writing can always happen on a Thursday. https://anavpatton.org/2026/03/26/i-trust-thursdays/
A nudge https://thespacebetweenthepages.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/planning-and-pulling/
Using the feedback to reflect…https://justgiftslife.gift/2026/03/26/my-story-a-reflection/
Seems like yesterday and then again a lifetime ago. https://ritadicarne.com/2026/03/26/a-widows-creed/
A post for the future. Apologies if it’s preachy or too political… https://humbleswede.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/no-kings/
Building community by supporting each other~https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/building-community/
Sometimes I just need good, old fashioned paper! https://ebgriffin1119.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/day-runner/
Missing! https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2026/03/26/solc-day-26-missing/
I wasn’t sure what to capture from a weekend, so I listed what I wanted to. https://pushtowrite2020.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/so-much-to-write-about/
Staying strong https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2026/03/26/march-27/
Staying strong https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2026/03/26/march-27/
Staying strong https://kimhaynesjohnson.com/2026/03/26/march-27/
Just one of those mornings .. .https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/solsc26-march-26-restless/
living a home improvement show in slow motion https://chatsfromchile.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/hgtv/
the pup was in charge of the wellness check… https://dmsherriff.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/the-wellness-check/
Never underestimate the comforting power of one lovable dog. https://www.galleystreet.blog/2026/03/26/nurse-jersey/
Cheap but yummy https://getupeight.home.blog/2026/03/26/sometimes-the-cheapest-thing-on-the-menu-is-the-best-thing-on-the-menu/
Homophones strike again! https://shawndastories.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/1-before-2/
Kind words give strength. A short slice from the gym. https://justforamonth.blogspot.com/2026/03/kind-words-give-strength.html
”Spreading the Gospel of HRT”: https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2026/03/25/spreading-the-gospel-of-hrt-solsc26-26-31/
Thanks for addressing an almost unspoken topic. No doctor has ever recommended HRT to me, although in fairness, I have never inquired. Menopause would definitely be more in the news and normed if men experienced it firsthand.
Sound of Terror https://alicenine.net/sound-of-terror/