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Discipline is a complicated word and verb – what if kids respond to a different approach by writing alternative responses before they are needed by the kids and parents alike?

Writing epistles is one way a family loves and supports their son, serving a mission in prison.

How the story we make up impacts our emotions, conversations, our relationships, and even the way we breathe, as explained by Brené Brown.

Writing a new entry in the Ranger School history books, two women are graduating this week from the Army’s top training facility – the first women ever to do so.

A short writing exercise that changes lives, especially for students, including the idea of “self-authoring”.

Throwing away the life script, by considering the quote by President Ardeth G. Kapp  “When I was young I thought the noblest thing in this life was to be a mother—I have since learned that the best mission in life is the one the Lord has prepared for me.”

When your talents are used to help others, writing poetry is helping rebuild lives.

When the love of books is in lines of the drawn and painted variety (and no doubt inspiring more writing, including the following First Draft Poetry by Kel…)

Artist’s Medium

I’m so bad at drawing

like, wincing ouch that’s gotta hurt bad at drawing

within three weeks my primary class

7 year olds well acquainted with bandaids, face pulling and flickering broadcast artworks

encouraged each other

with gentle, sympathetic smiles

like, how on earth did you get so old and still be so awful you poor thing tilted smiles

to ease the chalk from my hand

and save myself and their own eyeballs

from my sickly stickmen efforts and filled the board with their enthusiasm

while I wrapped my spoken tinsel and tripwires of stories

around them so at times I’d have them balanced

like, so that they would all hold their breath and the chalk up from the board unknowingly balanced

on the edge of the sword fight or grisly war

or avenging angel of a next syllable to soar from my lips

waiting for the art I made with my words, chalk dust dancing between us.

Found any writing related or book art related links lately you’d like to share? Or a first draft poem inspired by the shared treasures?


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