Slice of Life Post for March 23, 2023 by Barb Edler Well, I received two rejection letters yesterday. One was for my ekphrastic response to Rattle’s February challenge. I saw the winning poem this morning. “The Rebirth of Venus” by… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post March 22, 2023 by Barb Edler I remember my mother reading to me when I was quite young. She read books about Grabbit the Rabbit who was a greedy little pig. Grabbit the Rabbit taught me… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post March 20, 2023 by Barb Edler, shameless or shamed poet at large. I’m a total mess. I signed up to compete at a poetry slam on Thursday night in Iowa City. You might be asking why… Continue reading

Slice of Life March 19, 2023 Yesterday I was reading Leigh Ann Eck’s post about her school district’s elementary schools replacing librarian teachers with STEM teachers. She shared a comment from a principal saying libraries are a thing of the… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post March 18, 2023 My family has been blessed during the last two years. My brother has three children, two are from a previous marriage, Cody and Courtney. Courtney had Ace and Cody had Theo. These two… Continue reading

Slice of Life March 17, 2023 Throughout the next two weeks of March, I thought I’d share some of my favorite books for pleasure and for instructional purposes. Today I’m sharing one of my favorite books that provides some awesome… Continue reading

Slice of Life March 16, 2023 Once a year we will go to a wonderful restaurant in Burlington, Iowa called Martinis. It is on the 4th floor of the old hospital and the scenic views and food are spectacular. We… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post: March 15, 2023 When I retired from teaching, it was during the shutdown. Obviously, that made the end of forty years of teaching rather uneventful. I taught for 30 years in the district I now live… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post for March 14, 2023 Naturally, I love playing with words. I think anyone who writes probably does. My question is how do we get our students to realize the benefit of playing with words? I love… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post: March 13, 2023 I wouldn’t be blogging today without the encouragement from Glenda. I’m actually not sure how much I really enjoy blogging, but I have wanted to do this for awhile, and I believe it… Continue reading