A Literary Journal for Writing Teachers
The Spring/Summer 2025 edition of Teach. Write. honors the resilient spirit of Western North Carolina amidst ongoing wildfires and severe weather challenges. Founded in 2017, the platform encourages teachers and others to share their experiences through submissions, fostering community and expression despite adversity. Submissions for the next edition open now.
Soon after we were married, my husband and I made our home in a small rural community south of Asheville. Since that time, we have completed successful careers in education and medicine, looking forward to enjoying our retirement. We are so thankful to have lived in such a beautiful place for over thirty years. We…
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. ~ Isaiah 43:19 (NIV) I have to say it over and over again. My mantra for a new cycle of this one-woman show–my passion project. For the 2025 Spring/Summer…
Tropical Cyclone Helene hit us pretty hard here in western North Carolina, but we are a resilient bunch and have also had a tremendous amount of support from all over the US and Canada. Search and rescue crews continue to work on locating 100 residents still missing and many people are still without water and…
I completed my first year of retirement on August 1. It’s been quite a year. I haven’t reached all my goals, but I have made progress and had some happy and unexpected surprises. The biggest one I can’t reveal publicly yet, but come back on September 6, and I will give you all the juicy…
Teachers, I’m not in the trenches anymore, but I’m still with you, and here on this day after the 4th of July, I’m still writing about you and for you because I know how hard it is right now. Maybe you feel abandoned by many in your country who so praised your efforts during the…
Since my first issue of Teach. Write. in 2017, I have enjoyed choosing a photo theme to unite each edition. That first time, I used desks of all kinds. I loved the cover photo especially. I continued using school- and writing-themed photos for a while, including empty classrooms, writing utensils, books, letters, libraries and one-room…