Wonderings

I always wondered if I could have been a writer. A true author that other people would want to read as much as I do my own cherished favorite authors. I sometimes wonder if I can still be a writer.

That is something I am really going to attempt to explore this year during my summer vacation. I want my students to be writers so why shouldn't I be a writer?

I am not sure what genre I am going to attempt. I love reading mysteries and books filled with intrigue but I am not quite sure that is my writing style. I plan to experiment with some different things. I know me, I love the feel of pen and paper and most of my ideas will be put there first. Maybe if I am brave enough I'll share those here at some point.

Until then, I'll enjoy the view from my pen.

Summer Time is Near

Summer Time
Time to spend with books overflowing with words I could never write
Time to nap with abandon while the hot day passes without thought
Time to play and feel silly all the while actually enjoying every moment of it
Time to swim and splash and watch the bliss on your child's face
Time to enjoy the long days and warm evenings with family
Time to slow down and enjoy life
Time that goes so quickly

Saturday Writings

Today in my writing group we met author Margot Rabb. She is the author of a book we all shared and read together...Cures for Heartache. It was so incredibly interesting talking to an actual writer and getting to gain so much knowledge and insight from her about her craft.

I think her job is not unlike ours. We all have in the back of our minds the thoughts of the dishes needing washed, clothes to launder, meals to prepare, children to care for, and millions of the other things that could consume our day.

I desire to take more time and not worry so much about those things and concentrate more on the here and now. I sense in my daughter a desire to write and she certainly has a love of the written word even at age 5. I want to nurture her and create that time in a relaxed way for both of us.

I have found a passion for poetry that I didn't realize I possessed. I am going to embrace this and continue to write. My writing may never be published for public consumption, but for me to know that I was true and wrote will be satisfaction enough...but then again, wouldn't it be nice to see my name in print?

Teacakes for writing inspiration

In my lesson with Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, I bake teacakes for my students to sample and use as inspiration as we write descriptively using our senses. This recipe is much easier to decode than the one passed down to me...a walnut size chunk of butter was confusing me in the first go round. This one makes quite a few more than the recipe I grew up with, but I trust Paula Deen with all things yummy and Southern.

Enjoy!

Southern Tea Cakes on the Food Network

I Can Write!

I have spent three wonderful weekends with fellow teachers writing and discovering all sorts of things about myself.

When I was accepted into The Write Teacher I was so excited. I had no idea what a fire it would ignite in me. I've discovered so much about my teaching and about my own personal writing. Who would have ever thought that I would enjoy writing poetry? Certainly not me!

I am embracing this new found love and am going to do my best to nurture it.

With some help from my inspiring cohorts I think it will happen.