Tag Archive | disability
How to paint with a jittery duck
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
When I left him, my son was gleefully painting with a duck. The duck had, in the early stages, seemed a bit jittery, but once it had its feathers smoothed, the results were quite amusing. Now, lest we invite less-than- civil comment from the Animal Rights lobby,…
Book review: Conor Kelly and The Four Treasures of Eirean
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
Alison Isaac is a blogger friend and a great writer. I knew that already from reading her blog and some of her excellent short stories. We share a love of Irish history and legend (more or less the same thing) and Alison is a fund of detailed knowledge for…
Overcoming Things – Being A Slow Reader
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
Have you ever responded to one of those social media challenges to tell some obscure fact about you or answer the question, I wish I could go back to when I was younger and tell myself… I have a response that straddles both criteria. I have dyslexia…
A Day In The Life – RNIB Writing Competition
Originally posted on K Morris – Poet:
Last year the Royal National Institute of The Blind (RNIB) ran a writing competition with the theme “A day In The Life”, which was judged by RNIB members and the writer Natalie Haines, (for a podcast of the entries please visit http://dl.groovygecko.net/anon.groovy/clients/rnib/Vision-65-podcast.mp3). The winning entry imagines a day…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 