A Literary Journal for Writing Teachers
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…
On September 27, in the early morning, the winds of Tropical Cyclone Helene drove full force through our mountain home. I never would have believed that the worst flooding in North Carolina’s history would be in western North Carolina. The devastation has been overwhelming, but the strength, resilience, and kindness of our people is even…
My home in Western North Carolina near Asheville was right in the path of Helene, so I regret that I am unable to meet my Oct. 1 publishing deadline. Good news is we are safe and our home has limited damage. Many people are so much worse off, but the community is really coming together….
I attended the Appalachian Writer’s Conference held at the Historic Boone Tavern in Berea, KY the first week of September, had a wonderful time, and started seeing one of my dreams come true. I entered the memoir category of the conference’s writing competition, the Appy Inkwell Awards, and won first place for my teaching memoir,…
It’s getting real y’all! I never would have thought a year ago that I would be having these early retirement adventures. On Monday, I leave for the Appalachian Writer’s Conference in Berea, Kentucky. It’s my first time going to Berea and the first time to this conference, so I’m excited. Two of my teacher friends…
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…
Due to a family medical emergency, I was disappointed that I didn’t get to sit on the Slush Pile panel at the North Carolina Writers’ Network’s spring conference as I had announced. However, I was able to present to the Network’s Durham-Orange County group via Zoom on April 23 to talk about using memoir writing…
You can order print copies of the 2024 Spring~Summer edition of Teach. Write. at Lulu.com. Here is the link. The publication of the print copy is always great, but one more exciting thing is coming up that some of you might be interested in, especially if you live in North Carolina. I’m going to be a…