GIFTS

5 things that made me smile Students , their resilience, mask wearing, dotted illnesses, some class closures, managed play areas due to social distancing and many more ‘news’! Conquering my new school year of looping with most of my students. They were different as they matured a lot through the school year. Students’ passion and… Continue reading

Browsing through Instagram, I came across a post from one person that led to another. I usually read interesting posts but rarely comment. This time, the post led me to another. To my amazement it was a challenge, one that I found very inviting, especially at this time of my school year (when my to-do… Continue reading

They left home Leaving us here Their rooms Left as it was. Later on, we realised they’ll be gone. Maybe, gone for good? For when they return it will be temporary, here, it may be to friends, a hotel, somewhere, where they live like visitors, tourists, foreigners. Yes We had good times long chats, laughs,… Continue reading

Like a plain sheet It is nestled here In its perfection I wake up to it In the middle of the night It commands a surge of gratitude Supplies time to think It’s intent is just to be present. SILENCE! An opportunity to be Just be Enveloped in this hushed space. During the March slice… Continue reading

My weekly visits to R’s garden reveal many new surprises. It really is fascinating the way plants change as they grow. New additions are brought in weekly, so no part of the garden ever stays the same. My annual March Slice of life, daily writing is no different. I am amazed by what I learn,… Continue reading

A bamboo tree greets us through the alleys that wind around the attractive bungalows guiding the route for our cause. Thank you Britt and Heather for this twenty word format. Continue reading

Dear Writers, I appreciate how well you’ve been working on your essays. I know it has not been straightforward but I can see you are all working very hard to achieve a persuasive claim. Tomorrow, you will be working on your body paragraphs, and as you have already decided on the reasons to support your… Continue reading

I’ve been sitting here contemplating on what to write for my slice today. I started a slice about my revision lesson during writing workshop and gave it up as I did not think there was much to report. When I started typing I realised I could share about the uneasiness of my students, as they… Continue reading

I went to watch a local play with friends last night. This morning, I retold the whole storyline, with its themes and controversies to my sister. The play had several messages, linked to current affairs, the playwright, director always delivers with less than ten actors, also uses snippets of global incidents to connect with the… Continue reading

Thanks so much Leigh Anne, for the invitation to this year’s slicer writing retreat. This will be my very first writing retreat. I have been craving one since I started writing seriously. My first slicer party and my first ever writing retreat. And now here we are, “in a cabin tucked away in a world… Continue reading