Living Like Writers

I was sitting on the green couch, snuggled under a blanket with Rose and my niece, Vienna. Vienna is ours for a few hours, once a week, while my brother and his girlfriend tend to business at their pizza restaurant. It’s nice to have a baby in the house again, even for just a few hours. As the rain hit against the window behind us, Rose made a funny face at Vienna. “I already know what I’m going to write about for my morning journal and I’m going to write about V for my weekend news. Can you use my weekend news for my Slice of Life tomorrow?” She paused, tilting her head to the side. I could see her wheels turning “Wait, we don’t have to do that anymore. It’s May!” she said, a slight look of sadness passing across her face.

“You can always write or slice whenever you want,” I reminded Rose as I snuggled in closer marveling at all the ways she has grown as a writer- all the ways she has come to live a writerly life during her first season of Slicing.

On April 1, I was a bit overwhelmed by supporting my three daughters as they committed to writing for thirty days. How would we find time for that too? I wondered. We lost one daughter in the middle of April…the fifth-grade angst was not something I was willing to compete with. We quietly let her go but let her know we missed her stories. But, Adi and Rose found stories for thirty straight days, growing and thinking like writers. I’m not sure they quite know or feel the significance of this. It is not lost on me.

Wren’s Tweets

A Slice of Adi

Rose Writes

Published by Jessica Carey

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I'm a mom of three daughters and a literacy coach in CT. I love to learn and share with others.

7 thoughts on “Living Like Writers”

  1. It’s not lost on you or on them. You’ve got it all captured right here in your slices and theirs. Even when one slips away for a season or two, some day, they’ll be able to come back to find these stories, these moments. What may seem lost now, will be found. Yays all around!!!

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  3. I read your daughters’ blogs…what a wonderful experience for all of you, lives shared, a practice shared.
    I also love the opening paragraph with the cozy scene described that leads Rose to thinking about her next post, evidence that she is paying a writer’s attention.

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  4. I know how hectic afternoons are with two kids. Add one more and daily writing into it and WOW… I don’t know how you did it. But you did. You made it work!

    Please show Isabelle’s blog to Rose. Perhaps she’ll write during the summertime like Iz did last summer.

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  5. The fact that your daughter was living in the moment with V and then thought and spoke about how she would write about V….this is powerful! She is living a writerly life!! Be sure to tell her that she inspires me! I took 2 weeks off as I was dealing with some personal family issues but I’m glad I’m back. Living as a writer and then spending tonight reading and commenting is such a gift.

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