by AuthorSue | May 9, 2016 | philanthropy, poetry, teaching, Writing
It always feels a bit weird tooting my own horn, but I have just come back from a whirlwind 2 weeks in the States where I had a lot to celebrate. First, was the wedding of my elder son to his long-term girlfriend. We couldn’t be happier about this, and...
by AuthorSue | Mar 12, 2016 | Cambodia, philanthropy, poetry, short story, teaching, Writing
What a great couple of days! This week, Writing Through held it’s second annual full workshop at Sala Bai, an important NGO which takes poor kids from all over the country and trains them for the hospitality industry here in Siem Reap — which means real...
by AuthorSue | Feb 1, 2016 | Cambodia, philanthropy, teaching, Uncategorized, Writing
So, I’m back — back in my room at my guesthouse, back at the educational shelter, Anjali House, where this all began. I spent my first week wearing my Anjali House Board Member hat, checking in on administrative and fundraising tasks, talking to the staff...
by AuthorSue | Jan 12, 2016 | novels, poetry, teaching, Writing
What do we really mean by literacy? This is something I have been thinking about a lot lately, both as a writer and as an educator. We know what we mean when we say someone is illiterate. Often, to those of us in the West, that word is used to mean stupid, at worst,...
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...
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