My students had a READ-IN this morning, which morphed into a GAME-IN after 30 minutes. They were playing cards and board games. Three students asked if they could meet with me to share the books they are in the process of writing (not for a class assignment). The four of us discussed their works. I told them about foreshadowing and irony because they're ready for such techniques. One of them caught an anachronism in the other's piece. They gave advice to each other and soaked in each new term that I revealed to them. We discussed similar themes in other books we've read and movies we've seen. We recommended titles to each other. This writing conference lasted about 25 minutes. Those were 25 magical minutes.