Monthly Archives: May 2016

Time of Day 31 May 2016

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Sally Gerard

My favorite time of day is early morning. I love to be a part of the birth of a new day when stars still fill the sky, but there’s a barely perceptible line of coming light along the eastern horizon. … Continue reading →

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Coffee 26 May 2016

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Sally Gerard

Something that makes me happy is coffee. I love the bitter nutty smell of coffee brewing. I love the hot liquid sliding into my empty belly after a long run, first thing in the morning. I love tiniest hint of … Continue reading →

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Back-in-Time 25 May 2016

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Sally Gerard

I stepped from the age of technology to yesteryear in the space of a couple of days last week. I spent a morning on Skype with a couple of classes of 6th graders in my writer/author skin, answering questions about … Continue reading →

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Finals 18 May 2016

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Sally Gerard

My students are presenting part of their personal hero quest as the oral part of their final. They had to write a letter to a mentor and explain what we’re doing in class with the monomyth and tell their mentor … Continue reading →

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Summer Plans 17 May 2016

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Sally Gerard

My head is full of summer plans, this being finals week and all. Of course, last night’s snow has me wondering when that might be. I have high aspirations for finishing my third novel! I made myself a list, of … Continue reading →

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Weather 16 May 2016

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Sally Gerard

In the last couple of weeks, we’ve gone from eight inches of snow, to low eighties and back to highs in the forties with twenty mile-an-hour winds. Through it all, we continue to get the work of spring done: building … Continue reading →

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Snow Tree 12 May 2016

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Sally Gerard

I have this beautiful tree that my cousin Kathy made and I keep in on my desk from about October until, well today. I call it my ‘snow tree’ because when it’s out, I’m always hoping for snow. We had … Continue reading →

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Conversations 11 May 2016

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Sally Gerard

Yesterday I hit a nerve with the writing question of the day for silent writing time. “Who are people you don’t get?” By the time we’d finished sharing, I had three students in tears and several clapping at what one student … Continue reading →

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Personal and Real 10 May 2016

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Sally Gerard

This time of year, we’ve studied the Monomyth, read The Odyssey, written our own hero myths with dragons and magic rings and terrible enemies. Now, we’ve taken a look at our own lives and how we live that Hero’s Journey. … Continue reading →

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Roany 9 May 2016

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Sally Gerard

His name is Roany, but the word usually leaves my mouth as Rowan. Short and stocky, his coat consists of mostly reddish-brown hairs and a few white ones mixed in, that give him the appearance of being rather orange. His … Continue reading →

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