I’ve mentioned how 30 consecutive days of blogging in March renewed my desire to be writing as a way of being in my life. It’s as though I have remembered for myself all the things I so regularly structure or recommend for others: write informally. Write long and short and fast and slow. Write incompletely. Share writing. Springboard from the…
In March, I blogged every day as part of the Slice of Life Challenge hosted by Two Writing Teachers. Every day. I didn’t do every day well, or thoroughly, or at the same time every day, but I did it. Not going to lie, it felt amazing. My professional work and my own experience have taught me so much about…
Invited to a classroom to write with some first and third graders:“You won’t scare the kids!” Nice thought, but truly, I wouldwere masking not still a thing.No amount of stickersor “Write On!” t-shirtor smiling enthusiasmor typewriter socksor book-print leggingsor punctuation skirtor gimmick or trick or jokecould make it less scary that Ihad both jaws broken then bolted back on with…
“Are there any writers here?” Being a specialist in teaching writing, writer identity, emotions and writing, and writing research, I ask that question a LOT when I work with any group of people. I have asked it of college freshmen, kindergarteners, and students at every stage in between. I have asked it of beginning teachers and classroom veterans, of doctoral…
On an equinox, day and night are of equal length; the dark time and light time balance each other. This Sunday was the Vernal Equinox, but it also was a sort of personal equinox for me. It is a time of turning over to a new season, on levels literal, emotional, metaphorical. There really have been no appropriate bins of…
Some of those things I won’t have again, but most are coming. I’m definitely having a cookout SOON. With two kinds of potatoes and karaoke.
Multitudes, I tell you!!
Pickleball lessons Aqua Zumba Face with straight teeth Taxes filing singly Microwave, coffeemaker, lawnmower, leaf blower, snow shovel, switch to open the gas tank on my car Cell phone contract Blog Travel plans Pants size Writing goals Life goals
Why is it that all my best writing ideas happen when I’m driving a car? I don’t even like driving. It’s been like this for as long as I could drive. Wait… it’s been like this for as long as I could write. When I’m cleaning, or walking, or driving, I have so many ideas. And they are all so…
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.…