It’s time to say thank you, but in the most selfish of ways. I am thanking some amazing writers in this incredible community, but I am doing it so that I now have a list to return to when I need some inspiration. You see, I have just spent the vast majority of my allotted writing time, and then some, going back through 30 days of blog posts from educators participating in the Slice of Life March writing challenge. I have scrolled and rescrolled, clicked and skimmed and moved through dozens and dozens of blogs and blog posts….revisiting some from this past month and discovering a few new ones that I didn’t know were hiding.
First, and foremost, a heartfelt thank you to the five incredible writers and educators who pulled this challenge together and provided what must have been an incredible amount of support for the bloggers who write well, but are technologically challenged. There were many, many comments about how to post permalinks and find support! And through it all, they wrote and commented and built the foundation for this house we all visited this month.
Now for the writers who touched me deeply, somehow, and became a part of my daily routine. I have subscribed to their blogs, searched out their posts and felt like I couldn’t really go to sleep until I had at least seen their title for the day. There is so much talent and beauty in the words that you all put onto your pages, along with some great snarky humor and contemplative questioning, I am honored to share this space with you for the month of March.
MBHMaine (who is “Nix” in my head) at nixthecomfortzone
And then there are the writers whose names I am always drawn to each day when I finally post my own permalink. A few are “first time” slicers and many are far more seasoned at this than I, but they make up so much of this community. I have to admit, scrolling through to see who “jumps out” at me is one of my favorite pastimes of the month!
Glenda at evolvingenglishteacher
To all of you who have shared this house with me, either in a lovely chair by the window, smushed up on the couch with some comfy pillows, or strolling about outside, contemplating the natural world with all its wonderful metaphors…thank you. You make me a better writer and a better person.
amyilene 
Amy, I so, so, so appreciate this shout-out. I, too, love your reading your posts. Your posts get sent straight to my email! 🙂 I have a few to catch up on, particularly when I got behind while traveling haha. Thank you for always writing so honestly and so vulnerably. ❤
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I always love reading your posts. I hope you continue posting on Tuesdays! I am going to be thinking of you and wondering how the rest of your year is going. I love how many of the names you listed are ones that are on my (mental) list. Now I’ve got to go seek out all the others. I think I have a lot more reading ahead of me! See–you never fail to inspire me! 🙂
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Your slices have been insightful, thank you. I have too thank you for popping in daily and reading my posts. Writers need audiences, readers or acknowledgement and you were that for me throughout March. I am grateful.
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It has been a great month, thanks for the links above, some of which I’m very familiar with, some not so much. I agree the writing of others is a fantastic stimulus and encouragement and often a way to find new direction and inspiration. Thanks for your insightful posts!
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How honored I am to be on this post! You continue to be an incessant inspiration. I’m so happy we “met.” Your name and your essence as a writer are imbued with the purest insight imaginable. Thank you for sharing your heart.
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