Writing With Abandon
Reflections and ramblings about life as an educator, writer, reader, knitter, and over-thinker. Trying to do the writing only I can do.
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One more month until I take my final look around a ready-for-summer-kind-of-clean classroom. Four more weeks until I gather my books to bring home. Three weeks and one day until I say goodbye to our students, wishing them the best of luck in middle school. Two weeks and three days until our fifth graders graduate.…
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This morning I was really excited to wear the new cardigan that I had just finished knitting over the weekend. I got dressed, took a few quick photos that I sent to my mom and Julie, and filmed an “after” video for the before/after blocking reel I wanted to make and show to my knitting…
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Dear 2021 Amy, Do you remember that first writer’s workshop session? It was just after 2pm on a weekday in August. You had a class of just 13 students, no co-teacher, squeezed onto the rug of that tiny room. Everyone was wearing masks, including you — yours was fabric, a light blueish-green with stripes that…
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As part of my commitment to be as device-free as possible while my 5th graders do their 21-day digital detox challenge, I am charging my phone outside of the bedroom, trying one phone-free weekend day, and aiming to take daily walks with just my keys and Phoebe. I find myself much more aware of my…
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Inspired by Molly’s Wordle poems, I thought I’d try one after my 5-guess game yesterday. Generally I get a bit nervous if I still haven’t guessed the word by guess #5, but I was too distracted by the way the words came together. I think this poem wrote itself: The TrekShe was going on a…
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As a middle schooler, I wrote stories about fictional characters, manifesting events that I hoped would unfold in my life (I remember one specifically about a girl who goes to a lake in the summer with friends, her crush telling her he liked her, them sharing a kiss on a boat one afternoon). I wrote…
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My writing partner’s laugh bursts out of her like a fizzy soda. When she’s really cracking up, she’ll grab your thigh and give you a look through teary eyes as the laughter bubbles up. “I have the idea for our first episode!!!” she texts me at 12:45pm on Sunday. “Let’s talk about James Clear’s tips…
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Two and a half years ago, I went to Israel on taglit — birthright — as a 31-year-old. In case you don’t know, birthright is a free trip that many young Jewish people take to Israel. Taglit means “discovery,” and the program’s purpose is to help Jewish young adults aged 18-26 connect with their heritage…
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The 2025 Slice of Life teachers comes towards its end, and I’m thinking about how to maintain this writing practice. I did pretty well last year, slicing almost every Tuesday until the fall. Ana and I are texting about how we can get in the habit of writing more. We have been dreaming up our…
Writing With Abandon 