Tag Archive | old age
Robotic carers? What next? #carersweek
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
“Robots to look after elderly in care homes…” That was the only bit of the headline that I saw as I dived out of the shop this morning on my way to work. As a carer. Granted, the implication was that this was a futuristic premise… a…
You Can Call Me Anything, But
Originally posted on Jo Robinson:
It’s a term of respect around here apparently. I’m fine with children calling me Tannie (that’s Aunty in Afrikaans), but I object to anyone who is already grown up aiming that moniker at me. Unless I am their actual aunty. Apart from the fact that writers are ageless—that comes with…
No heart
Originally posted on Jane Dougherty Writes:
Procrastination strikes again. I had a notification from Elizabeth Frattaroli’s blog that it’s almost the deadline for entries to her flash fiction mini comp. What better spur than a deadline! I’d seen the prompt already, to write a story of 500 words maximum including at least three of the…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 