A friend in a writing workshop recently introduced me to Ekphrastic Writing, which is essentially writing about a piece of art. Give it a try today. Consider writing a slice about…
- a time you intentionally (or unintentionally) made art
- a time you encountered art made by someone else
OR…
- Take a virtual field trip through The Louvre and pick a piece to write about today.
Whatever you choose to write about, share your link in the comments section of this post. Give comments to at least three other Slice of Life stories.
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Leah Thomas is passionate about honoring student voice and identity through writing workshop and early literacy. She believes that for children to see themselves as writers, they must be trusted with autonomy and supported as they explore their writing processes. By centering intentional identity development, foundational skills instruction, and a brave classroom community, Leah nurtures young writers as they grow in both skill and craft. The Gateway Writing Project strengthens her belief that teachers who write are better writing teachers. Leah slices at leahthomaswrites.wordpress.com, and you can follow her on LinkedIn and BlueSky: @LeahThomasWrites.
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New Car Troubles
https://midlaughs.blogspot.com/2026/08/old-grey-mare.html
Inviting stillness tonight: https://sliceoflisa.blogspot.com/2026/08/being-still-tonight.html
Tonight’s post felt more like a stream of consciousness. https://wahooliteracyteacher.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/thinking-out-loud-sol26/
Sometimes I’m grateful for Miami things: http://writingwithabandon.com/2026/08/25/post-work-pool-time/
I’ve almost forgotten how to truly play, just for pleasure…but I am relearning, bit by bit: https://horizon51.blogspot.com/2026/08/tuesday-slice-learning-to-play-again.html
Today, I sliced about buddy reading with my best friend, Amy. I’m so sorry it’s not an ekphrastic piece. I didn’t pop over to Two Writing Teachers until I’d already written my slice. https://www.galleystreet.blog/2026/08/26/buddy-readers/
With school starting back up, I wasn’t sure if I’d get to posting. Usually, I’m an early morning poster but better late than never. A reflection on my new BIG school…https://readandwritebysally.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/new-school/
I love the suggestion about using pictures to spur writing/poetry, but today, i used a short locker room conversation from early in the morning! https://drferreri.blogspot.com/2026/08/sol26-august-25-bring-smile-to-class.html
Precious time with our grandchildren . Day to Day Life (#SOL-2026) – Mukhamani
I stopped to enjoy art in nature today. https://mrsdkrebs.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/quail-scurry/
Four months makes a difference: Resilience | arjeha
The art of friendship? The art of nature? Okay, pushing it, but part of today’s post—one I was too tired to write last Tuesday. (Apologies, Leah.) https://jumpofffindwings.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/unexpected-harvest/
Old Lady Gardenr # 272 Keeping Motivated https://wordsfromjl.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/old-lady-gardener-272-keeping-motivated/
The Quest is on to complete a major lifetime accomplishment. https://moonsnailsanddaisies.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/the-quest/
Last assignment with my summer writers:
https://wordancerblog.com/2026/08/24/a-mazing-descriptive-writing-with-children/
After a summer off, I’m back to writing! This one’s about learning to read in a different language. https://persistenceandpedagogy.com/2026/08/25/learning-to-read-again-and-again/
rambling thoughts about the past, as seen in our book club read this month: https://fireflytrails.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/olden-days/
A few days ago we had another experience I wasn’t sure about, but I did anyway. (And I’m having internet issues so it might post or it might not. Or it could post twice…) https://wherewerv.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/water-water-everywhere/
A journey that began in wonder and continues…https://nixthecomfortzone.com/2026/08/25/thoughts-on-wonder/
The best part of teaching is the learning! https://msvictorreads.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/the-best-thing/
A happy accident w/ my post today: “Rethinking My Home Office” is about turning my home office into an art room, and I wrote a poem for today u(Stafford Challenge) that is about the regime removing a K Wiley painting from the Dominican Embassy, yet another attrocity. https://glendafunk.wordpress.com/2026/08/24/rethinking-my-home-office-sol26/
A snow day in February led directly to standing in the rain for 3 hours in August. https://www.friendswithoutid.com/blog/but-the-showers-
A behind the scenes look at the making of a speech: http://wherethereisjoy.blog/2026/08/24/the-writing-process-and-speech-writing/
my grandson’s arm lifts up in play… and suddenly I see it’s a small moment I must rush to capture https://pencilonmybackporch.home.blog/2026/08/21/small-moment-in-play/
Snail mail is still being used. This was a post card that required many actions over the course of a month. https://franmcveigh.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/sol26-mail/