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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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…
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Yesterday, we went for a hike at Loblolly Woods Nature Park in Gainesville, FL, a gem in the middle of the small university city. There are no hikes like this in downtown Miami. The park has a wider path that is shared with bikers, but we only saw other hikers, alone or with their dogs.…
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“Do you want to sleep with the shade up?” Patrick asked after we brushed our teeth and got under the covers. We’re staying at a Postcard Cabins getaway in a small cabin with a huge window. As we watched the first episode of Adolescence (I was ready to keep watching; Patrick needs longer to digest…
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We always joke that Phoebe got a “glow-up” thanks to me coming into her life: new bed, new toys, and especially, and most noticeably, new haircuts. Inspired by Elisabeth from The Dirigible Plum’s A Year in Pictures, featuring her very photogenic cat, Pickles, I wanted to do the same with Phoebe. Phoebe is a fluffy…
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Today I woke up not too inspired, so I tried the 4-4-4 slice format that I’ve seen at arjeha and Persistence and Pedagogy: 4 minutes to write about 4 things within 4 feet of you. Here’s what I ended up with: My silk Drowsy eye mask that I got after going to Cuba with Reeta.…
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“Can you help me Tía Amy?” My nephew brought his knees up on the bench next to me, propping my mom’s iPad on them as he worked on the Spelling Bee. “I’ve already gotten LACE and LICE,” he said proudly. I peered at the letter options for the day: C-A-I-L-B-E-Y. “Hmmm,” I said, the letters…
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