Published inScuzzbucket·PinnedMember-onlyThe Risks of Playing in NaturePoetry — Do you think he will recognize my head? The one which (if plans work) will hit the floor right before set break. Bets are: It will bounce fiercely like the ball which shattered my grandma’s garage window Others wager, likening it to bowling– the clapping of pin against pin the collapsing of…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyAbout the AuthorAlways learning teacher/writer/mama/wife/sister/daughter — Hi! My name is Samantha Rae Lazar. Thank you for taking the time to read my little auto-bio. I began writing on Medium in June 2019, and I am in love with this platform, even with all of its challenges and changes. …Introduction7 min readIntroduction7 min read
Published inScuzzbucket·May 29Member-onlyAmerican Drive-ThroughProse poem — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inScrittura·May 27Member-onlySeed & Soil InceptionPoetry Prompt: Let the Image Lead You — cross-sectioned life — seeing myself from a higher vantage — there is my son, it’s me, in utero, my mother in utero, my grandmother, her mother — my namesake — a slice for the scope — we come from a long line of sorcery — a seed and soil inception …Prose Poem2 min readProse Poem2 min read
Published inInspired Education·May 24Member-onlyInspired Education is Taking a Summer Vacationand so is this teacher — Dear IE writers, The time has come to reestablish my priorities and balance my life. My editorial role at Scrittura and my end-of-school-year checklist take up most of my administrative energy. Therefore, I am closing up shop on Inspired Education for the time being. …Inspired Education1 min readInspired Education1 min read
Published inSky Collection·May 15Member-onlySky Collection Is Taking a BreakNo new submissions for now — Sky Collection is now closed to new submissions. It’s time to focus on the end of this school year, editing Scrittura, other writing projects, research, summer teaching, travel, gardening, personal and professional growth, and family. Thank you for your contributions and readership! Dennett Anna Rozwadowska Thomas Plummer Thomas Gaudex D…Sky Collection2 min readSky Collection2 min read
Published inScribe·May 10Member-onlyCordyceps and Lion’s ManeOde to Fungi — You are mother nature’s secret society of health and wealth interconnected microcosm the network within the network You are mysterious intelligence working your subterranean magic among us Your beautiful names fall off the tongue like spells: cordyceps and lion’s mane tremella and portobella chaga, reishi, maitaki oyster and shitake You…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published inScrittura·May 7Member-onlyScrittura Submission GuidelinesWelcome writers! — Write With Us If you would like to become a writer here, please email any editor with a link to your Medium profile and two links to samples of your published work. Zay — zay.pareltheon@zenyet.org Viraji — viraji@gmail.com Marilyn — mwolfen25@gmail.com Samantha — samanthalazarwriter@gmail.com Notes on Content We do publish pieces about hard topics. We do…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published inScrittura·May 3Member-onlyAppreciatedA poem in response to Wry’s prompt: Gifts — It’s “Teacher Appreciation Week,” and today a student gave me this well-developed lavender, which I will promptly put in the ground when I get home today. She will fit perfectly among the other lavenders, sages, rosemaries, echinacea, and wildflowers in my front yard garden. My classroom smells wonderful today. …Poem1 min readPoem1 min read
Published inSky Collection·Apr 29Prompts Only For NowSky Collection Quote Prompts — Dear Sky Collection Writers, As a reminder, I am only publishing pieces that respond to any of the prompts for now. Please read the guidelines when responding to the prompt and remember to link the original post in your work. Thank you so much, and I look forward to reading your work! -SamanthaWriting Prompts1 min readWriting Prompts1 min read
