Today begins the March Slice of Life – 31 days of daily writing – the challenge hosted at Two Writing Teachers.
For this year’s round of slices, I’ve decided to try something different. In April, I’ve taken part in the A to Z April Challenge, with each day a different letter.
At my birthday in January, when I turned 65, I decided to write about at least 65 memories from my past. So far, I have not written many. So using the A to Z format, I have decided to use a letter each day to springboard my slice, to recreate some memories from my past.
So here today are some possible topics from which to draw each day. Which will spark the most interest each day?
A – art, Aunt
B – Bill, books, birds
C – children, Calgary, cottage, cruising, Cayman Island
D – death, divorce, dancing
E – education, elephants, exam
F – Fluffy, friendship, fantasy, flowers
G – grandparents, games
H – heart, horse racing, Haliburton
I – ice, injuries, Inuvik
J – Jade, jack o’lanterns, Jinx
K – kidneys, kitchen
L– London, love, letters
M – marriage, Maine, Manitoba
N – Norway, NWT
O – organ donation, Ocean Park
P – pets, paper, pen, painting, piano
Q – Quebec, quilts
R – reading, rosemaling
S – Scotland, sea, seasons, snow, September
T – teaching, transplant, Tanzania
U – unicorns, uniform
V – vase, violin
W – weaving, wool, winter
X – xplore, x-rays
Y – yarn, yard, year
Z – zoo
Just Monday my kids and I generated A to Z lists of possible topics, so I love seeing yours! What a great idea to slice 65 memories to mark the year. There are so many stories here I want to read: quilts, Tanzania, horse racing and London. Happy slicing!
Thanks Lee Ann. I thought this would spir some ideas and keep me focused throughout the month. When I taught, I always started the year with an A-Z topic list for my students as well.
Love this way of formatting a list. When I get stumped, as I know I will, I will need to remember this.
Thant was my problem last year Bob. I thought I’d try something different.
Thanks Bob. I hope it works well – at least gives me a starting point each day.
I like this idea! Ideas sometimes to be just our of reach – what a great way to focus some memories and writing ideas. This could also be used with students! Thanks for sharing!
I hope it will be effective – at least gives me a format to start each day. It works really well with students.
I like this idea. Wish I’d thought of it! Can’t wait to read more of your posts.
Thanks so much. I’ll be sure to check out yours.
I like this idea for generating ideas of what to write about. I may have to borrow this idea. thanks
Thanks so much. Hope it works well for me.
What a great idea and a lovely collection for you to keep and pass on to your family. I might be a copy cat… 🙂
Thanks – and please do. We all can inspire each other.
What a great idea!!! Can’t wait to read your stories!
Thanks so much. Hopefully will give me a focal point each day.
What a great idea! I might just have to steal this, Lee Ann.
Bev! I meant BEV! March madness has taken over and it’s just the first day!!!!
t a problem glad you liked the idea.