A short one, because it is Sunday, and the beginning of the week beckons. Though I am traditionally really bad at it, our family has…
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A short one, because it is Sunday, and the beginning of the week beckons. Though I am traditionally really bad at it, our family has…
Ahhh, teacher weekends: this is the slice that everyone knows about, but you have to be (or love) a teacher to truly witness. An abbreviated…
This is the first Multi-Lit Friday of the writing challenge, y siento nerviosa. Even though Spanish surrounded me as a child, it was the language…
I’m intrigued by the idea of a “gripe journal” (our inspiration/suggestion for day two of this challenge), but I want to ruminate more on the…
This is my second year participating in the Slice of Life blogging challenge, and I’m putting a little extra twist on my writing this year.…
I love a good writing challenge, and the Gateway Writing Program has a fantastic winter circuit going on now! “Fight Cabin Fever, Cultivate a Writing…
(If you’re looking for something to write on days I haven’t posted a topic, Ms. Love’s Creative Writing classes are doing a Poem a Day…
A family BBQ is something really incredible with my family. After the funeral, and after the funeral lunch, of course the very next thing for…
We left at 4 a.m. to make it to Chicago in time for a 10 a.m. funeral. My brothers and I were 3 of 25…
The equinox hit this afternoon, not long after I headed out of school. Though I’m not spinning any eggs in celebration 🥚, I have been…