by AuthorSue | Dec 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m writing this on Tuesday, but you’ll be reading it days from now because I’m going off-line for a bit. I’m taking myself on a much needed short writing retreat. I have half a poetry collection burning a hole in my computer and a notebook...
by AuthorSue | Dec 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Given the time of year, you would be forgiven for thinking that Nik Perring’s latest collection, Beautiful Trees, was a stocking stuffer. After all, it is small, paperback, illustrated and full of bite-size morsels. But this book, the second in a trilogy of...
by AuthorSue | Nov 15, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
I arrived back in London at 5.30 in the morning on Saturday. The flight seemed uneventful. I watched a film (Ted 2 — I know, ridiculous, but so funny), had something to eat and then went to sleep. So far so good. But when I landed and turned on my phone I found...
by AuthorSue | Nov 7, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, poetry, short story, teaching, Writing
Finally, after all these years of coming to Cambodia, I have experienced a real Cambodian monsoon. Actually, several days of them. Monsoon — the word alone summons up all these feelings of exotic otherness. And, although they can be a colossal pain in the butt,...
by AuthorSue | Oct 31, 2015 | Cambodia, philanthropy, teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
I have had a great first week back in Siem Reap, switching back and forth between my work with Writing Through and my work at Anjali House. For Writing Through, this week has been about seeing old friends, making new ones, setting up repeat workshops for last...
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