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The Abecedarian Flash
By Barb Edler 8 March 2026 Prompt: write twenty-six sentences, each beginning with a letter of the alphabet, beginning with the letter “A.” Write NO MORE than twenty-six sentences. No less either from The Art of Flash by Kathy Fish. Sunday’s… Continue reading
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The Ups and Downs of Vacation Travel
By Barb Edler 6 March 2026 We just got home from a week away. I can’t complain about the time spent with family, but when you drive for nearly twenty hours, it’s difficult to deal with the consequences of being… Continue reading
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People Disappoint
By Barb Edler 4 March 2027 Yesterday, our Yeti cooler bag was stolen. Jo and Lex took the golf cart somewhere and they think it might have fallen out. They immediately turned around to find it but no luck. It… Continue reading
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First Draft Flash
By Barb Edler 3 March 2026 This morning the Art of Flash Fiction offered an episodic flash. I need to think of something that shows a series of events that are connected by some word. It isn’t supposed to be… Continue reading
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Moon Magic
by Barb Edler 2 March 2026 I’m traveling this week: speeding along toll roads, racing to one place to the next, waiting to pick up children from the airport, and trying to squeeze in some sightseeing along the way. Yesterday… Continue reading
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Today
I hate using my phone to post a blog. Mark is tired. I’m frustrated. I can’t fix my email. I can’t change my email on WordPress. I need help. It’s hard to find. I can’t log into my WordPress blog… Continue reading
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Finding the Lost
By Barb Edler, 10 February 2026 I’m writing all the time, but I can’t always find what I want. I think for this reason, I wrote two different versions of an ekphrastic poem inspired by Grant Wood’s New Road. This… Continue reading
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Dismantling Education
Slice of Life Post for July 15, 2025, by Barb Edler As a young teacher, I was fortunate to learn from marvelous instructors from the Iowa Writing Project, an opportunity provided by the Grant Wood AEA located in Cedar Rapids,… Continue reading
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Day Travel
Slice of Life Post for June 24, 2025, by Barb Edler I love traveling on the train from Macomb, Illinois to Chicago. The train departs at 7 a.m. and arrives before 11 a.m. A short hike down Adams Street takes… Continue reading
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Teaching: A Summer Adventure
Slice of Life Post for June 17, 2025, by Barb Edler I got a call in May while driving home from shopping in Burlington which I let it go to voicemail as I figured it was a Robo call, but… Continue reading
Sitting Behind the Eight Ball 