A very special thank you to Kim, Stacey, Denise, Emily, and Erica for taking such good care of our words this month. If you have written with us before, welcome back. If you are joining us for the first time, you are in the kind, …
Best & Worst
Welcome to day 4 of the November Open Write. We are so glad you are here. Our Host Emily lives in Vinalhaven, Maine where she teaches middle school on an island 15 miles off the coast. After a decade as a science and environmental educator, …
Everyone Has a Story to Tell
Our Host Denise Neal is currently the principal at Our Lady of the Way RC School in Belize. She has been in the education field for 29 years at the primary level and continues to do adjunct lecturing at the University of Belize from 2014 …
Writing the World 4 x 4
Welcome to the November Open Write. If you have written with us before, welcome back. If you are joining us for the first time, you are in the kind, capable hands of today’s host, so just read prompt below and then, when you are ready, …
A Fantasy Writers’ Retreat List Poem
Welcome to the November Open Write! If you have written with us before, welcome back. If you are joining us for the first time, you are in the kind, capable hands of today’s host, so just read prompt below and then, when you are ready, …
Write the Poem
Thank you to our generous Open Write hosts for taking such good care of our hearts and minds this month! Donnetta Norris is a 2nd grade teacher in Arlington, TX. She is an active member of Alpha Delta Kappa: International Honorary Organization for Women Educators. …
Paint Chip
Welcome to October’s Open Write! Seana Hurd Wright is an Elementary Educator in Los Angeles and has been teaching 34 years. Retirement in the next few years is definitely on her horizon. She enjoys spending time with her adventurous young adult daughters, husband, Sister-friends, doing …
Bop ‘Til You Drop
Welcome to the October Open Write. To learn more about the Open Write, click here. To download free resources for your classroom, click here. To craft a poem today, follow along below and write when you are ready in the comment section. Our Host Wendy …
Ode to Change
Welcome to the October Open Write! Alex: Alexandra Garcia is from Jackson, Michigan and is a sophomore at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids. She is studying Elementary Education with a minor in Theater. She enjoys reading, hiking, traveling, and spending time with her Yorkie, Audrey. …
Questionable Products
Welcome to the October Open Write! Here’s our first author bio / weather report mash-up! Did anyone ask for this? Nope. Was this something we needed? Nope. And yet, here we are! Hi, I’m Scott from Michigan, and it’s -288.4°F (that’s -178°C) on Saturn. (And …