Day 4, Inspiration Process Yep. That. That is the inspiration for today. Breath. Breathing. In. Out. And again. And again. First, I ask that we begin with this because we can do this. We do, do this. We breathe. Who knew that it would be …
receiving
Day 3, Inspiration Receive. A verb. Gerund or past participle: receiving. To be given, presented with, or paid (something). In this case, there is an implication of acceptance or collection. To suffer, experience, or be subjected to (specified treatment). In this case, one is met …
giving
Day 2, Inspiration After looking at the title for today, you might be thinking Sarah, I have nothing left to give, my friend. And I do not blame you. You have been giving and giving. So today, I’d like us to take some time to …
thanks
Day 1, Inspiration Much obliged. Appreciation. Gratitude. Acknowledgement. Recognition. Blessing. Grace. Praise. In my little corner of the world, I have been filling up my days and nights with incessant to-do lists, projects, and non-stop scrolling to keep myself from feeling what I know is …
141 Ways to Play, Process, Stretch, Express, Disrupt Words and Form
The 141+ ways offered here are merely suggestions — not rules. In a writer’s world, a suggestion is an invitation to play with the idea, stretch into new ways of seeing the word and the world (Freire), express dormant emotions or silenced perspectives, and even disrupt standardized words, syntax, and form by inventing new words, fracturing expectations, and inventing forms.
October #OpenWrite: Ways of Looking
Our #OpenWrite Host Susan Ahlbrand had been teaching 8th grade English/language arts for 32 years in the small southern Indiana town of Jasper. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, listening to music, and spending time with her husband and four kids. Inspiration A …
October’s #OpenWrite: Tritina
Our #OpenWrite Host Susan Ahlbrand had been teaching 8th grade English/language arts for 32 years in the small southern Indiana town of Jasper. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, listening to music, and spending time with her husband and four kids. Inspiration As …
October’s #OpenWrite: Take a Word for a Walk
Our #OpenWrite Host Anna J. Small Roseboro, a National Board Certified Teacher has over four decades of experience in public, private schools and colleges, mentoring early career educators, facilitating leadership institutes, in five states. She has served a director of summer programs and chair of …
October’s #OpenWrite: Allusion
Our #OpenWrite Host Anna J. Small Roseboro, a National Board Certified Teacher has over four decades of experience in public, private schools and colleges, mentoring early career educators, facilitating leadership institutes, in five states. She has served a director of summer programs and chair of …
October’s #OpenWrite: Bodies in Motion
Our #OpenWrite Host Sarah J. Donovan, Ph.D., is the founder of Ethical ELA. She is a former junior high language arts teacher of fifteen years and current assistant professor of secondary English education at Oklahoma State University. She is the author of Genocide Literature in …