Travel Journal: TSA
#SOLC19 No. 6.
My doctor said it was the first time TSA had ever diagnosed one of his patients.
Six Words
#SOLC19 No. 4.
Tell a story in six words, that’s the task!
It’s a Draft
#SOLC19 No. 2.
My mantra for March #SOLC19 is “Brief and Rough.”
You, Me, without Love
I could feel it as I read the words, but whatever it was, it was unclear — as if it were shrouded in a fog.
Evidence on the Box
I placed a plate of thin apple slices and salty tortilla chips on the table and sat down across from him.
Trellised
Slice of Life. an untrellised cucumber Isn't it amazing how being a teacher permeates everything we do and think? At least it does for me. Who but a teacher would think of the classroom when looking at a gardening post? And I'm not talking about a science project...
Crafting a Sentence
Slice of Life. I was just finishing lunch when a message from a fourth grade class via their teacher lit up the screen on my phone. Figure 1 Anyone who knows me, knows what I immediately did. Here is the snapshot of my notes that I texted back. Figure 2 In my opinion,...
High-Sailing Hawks
Journal Entry. August 1. Yesterday--that would be the last day of July--my fourteen-year-old, over-six-foot-tall grandson and I were deadheading my very tall rose bush—a bush that grows higher than the eaves of our garage. Stretching out his long arms carefully so as...
I Won a Book!
Slice of Life Who doesn't like receiving a box in the snail mail? Two weeks ago I was so excited to received the following Twitter message! You see, earlier in the month, while following IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BOOKS Blog Tour, I'd commented and entered my name in...
Cathy’s Red Fox
Poetry Friday. A Photo Exchange: More than Meets the Eye In April, Margaret Simon and Molly Hogan came up with a plan and invited poets to join in a photo/poetry exchange. Those who were interested submitted a form and then Margaret matched us with someone in a...
The Earth Moved
#SOLC19 No. 5.
How-To Writing: Six-Word Stories. “Tell a story in six words, that’s the task.”
Inhale. Exhale.
#SOLC19 No. 3.
To live, we must inhale goodness, kindness, grace, peace, joy. To live, we must exhale bitterness, hatred, rage, hurt, fear.
Where’s the Snow?
#SOLC19 No. 1.
I stood and watched by the window
The noiseless work of the sky, …
Grow Lovely, Growing Old
“Let me grow lovely, growing old– “
Forever
I read that passage again, and then I wrote a poem. . . . a Skinny because fewer words seemed best and some words needed repeating.
Kites
Poetry Friday. Today is National Kite-Flying Day. That's what I just read. Hmmm... I've always associated kites with March winds. I wonder? And... last night I watched "Kite Runner." I wonder now, was it scheduled to coincide with this special kite day? Intrigued, I...
Scope and Sequence
Some have asked for my original Scope and Sequence -- the one I developed to use when I wrote the Johnny Can Spell and Write Lesson Planner Series. Here it is: Alice-Nine_Scope-Sequence
Alice Nine’s Catalogs
Follow the following links to view / print Alice Nine's catalogs. Alice Nine's Professional Development Catalog Alice Nine's Product Catalog
Harbor Seals
A Photo Exchange: More than Meets the Eye A Guest Post by Cathy Miller Last month Margaret at Reflections on the Teche invited her readers to participate in “More than Meets the Eye” photo exchange. I eagerly joined in, but somehow I missed that I needed a blog to...
Mike Nine Field
Slice of Life. Sun and clouds have battled all day, but as evening approaches, the sun has won. There is no rain. This is significant on a May evening in Portland. We gather early at Harrison Park, finding our places on the familiar bleachers. Dark clouds are blowing...
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