I wrote tonight.
Before that, I wrote with a group of teachers, all tired from a long day, a long winter, a long year, all brave and committing to write together.

Before that, I quickly ate the chicken with peanut sauce, brown rice, snap peas and potstickers that I had made. On my son’s plate was just the chicken, plain. On my daughter’s plate was just the potstickers, plain.
Before that, I drove my son home from robot club in the fading daylight. My son explained about technical diagrams and quizzed me hard about a video game taking place in a house.
Before that, I bought a snowblower from a neighbor. It’s only me, I said, and it’s too much to shovel. We wished together for a robot that you could just send out to clear your snow on a cold morning.
Before that, I was in my house, with no video games or robots or anything. It was quiet in the house but noisy in my head.
I wrote tonight.
Note: The “before that” is a fun and easy-entry way to capture a slice of life. I learned it from my friend onathought, who undoubtedly learned it from another teacher.
Love this so much! The before that slice is one of my favorites, and you do it very well – inspirational!
I realize that I do not know any of the kinds of “slices” at all. Apparently there are all kinds of slices and prompts.
It’s Fun to learn. But I want to learn fast!