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Ani’s Advent 2020! Lulu is lonely ~ but she has Pete Springer

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Santa, This virus that appears to be getting around the worldeven faster than you do, is going to make sure it is a very lonely Christmas for so many people. Families and friends cannot be together as they would … Continue reading →

Posted in Ani's Advent 2020, Dogs | Tagged Books, loneliness, loss, love, teaching | 7 Comments

Chris Graham at TRSA Meets Guest Author, Pete Springer…

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Chris, The Story Reading Ape: Wake Up and Smell the Coffee I’m old-fashioned in a lot of ways. I could list twenty different qualities that put me into the senior box instead of the middle-age category. One of … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged authors, guest posts, memoirs, teaching | 5 Comments

Whitby Weekend: A Coastline of Ghosts

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It felt odd driving down the steep hill to Runswick Bay. I had walked down… and back up… that hill so many times before, equipped with a bucket and spade or a fossil hammer, skipping along beside my grandparents. Little … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Spirituality, The Silent Eye | Tagged family, ghosts, memories, North Yorkshire, possibility, Runswick Bay, seashore, teaching | 14 Comments

A Call For Guest Posts for the ULS, The Underground Library Society ~ Charles French

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Charles French: Hello to everyone! I recently had an excellent guest post from Josh Gross, a wonderful blogger. I am sending out a request to anyone who would like to join the ULS, the Underground Library Society, and … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged art, authors, beauty, Bethlehem PA, blogging, Books, commentary, creative writing, creativity, education, fiction, hope, humanity, ideas, imagination, injustice, inspiration, Inspirational, justice, knowledge, learning, Lehigh University, Lehigh University English Department, Life, literature, nonfiction, novel, novels, publishing, reading, stories, story-telling, students, teaching, truth, ULS, Underground Library Society, writing, writing tools | 1 Comment

The Dragon #writephoto from Noah Weiss at Never A Worry

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Below, I have a borrowed picture from Sue Vincent for her weekly writing challenge. Interestingly, I think the picture explains my week so far. And it goes through the Dragon Cloud… starting from the left part of the picture… within … Continue reading →

Posted in photo prompt, Photography | Tagged #writephoto, analogy, clouds, creative writing, office hours, postaweek, prep work, report, teaching | 1 Comment

Guest writer: Jennie Fitzkee – The Peanut Man

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Teacher Jennie Fitzkee shares another of her ‘Jennie stories…tales she tells to delight the children in her care… and the child inside the rest of us. “It happened like this… When I was in first grade, second grade, and third … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged childhood, children, memories, peanuts, personal stories, schooldays, teaching | 19 Comments

Guest author: Wendy Janes – Turning negatives into positives

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Sue Vincent

Thank you to Sue for inviting me to write a post for her lovely blog. There are occasions when we feel we’re not getting anywhere or we’ve taken a wrong turn. Such negative situations can be really demoralising, but they … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Blogging, Books, Guest post, Life | Tagged Amazon, Autistic Society, inspiration, proofreading, short stories, teaching, work | 31 Comments

Guest Author – Dianne Noble: A love-affair with India

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Sue Vincent

The first time I visited India I was ten years old, flying back to England with my parents and brothers after a three year tour in Singapore. Our RAF Hermes plane took almost three days, stopping in several countries to … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, Books, Photography, travel | Tagged children, India, joy, lessons, poverty, School, teaching | 26 Comments

Life lessons from a sick fish

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Sue Vincent

“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” – Galadriel, The Hobbit (movie) “Weird, isn’t it?” Not an unusual statement round here, of course, but I needed some clarification. “What’s weird?” “How the plight of one small … Continue reading →