by AuthorSue | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
photo courtesy of the LA Times As a writer, I tend to steer away from Politics (with a capital P). But I consider both my work as a writer and as an educator to be very political, and sometimes I need to be more explicit about that fact. The horrific and tragic act of...
by AuthorSue | May 27, 2020 | Uncategorised
photo courtesy of Mark Alan Lovewell for The Vineyard Gazette The beach in our town had enormous cliffs. They towered over our blankets and sand castles for decades, maybe even for generations. Of course, we always knew they were fragile, and so we told our children...
by AuthorSue | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
photo courtesy of sonnyrollins.com One important goal of my blog is to share information with others, especially articles on topics concerning Art ( with a capital A), education, writing, literacy, etc. Today I want to share with you a new series of essays to be...
by AuthorSue | May 12, 2020 | Uncategorised
courtesy of yaleherald.com My friend asked the following question: What are the sensations that arise directly from writing? I mean the cognitive and emotional aspects. I ask because I find that I’ve had to pay more attention to this recently in order to stay on...
by AuthorSue | May 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
We all know the old saying about turning lemons into lemonade. Well, the present global situation is making it difficult for even the most ardent of optimists to accomplish that bit of alchemy. But difficult or not, there is a corner of the human spirit that strives...
by AuthorSue | Apr 28, 2020 | Uncategorised
Last week, on April 25th, we marked the 30th birthday of the Hubble telescope. Thirty years ago, the Hubble telescope began its mission to observe, photograph and document the universe- what it is, how long it has existed, what it can show us about ourselves. The BBC...
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