Tag Archive | psychology
Loving Someone Who Hurts You
Originally posted on Hannah Howe:
Loving Someone Who Hurts You My novel Sam’s Song discusses the taboo subject of domestic violence. Many thanks to Sarah Fader for this guest post. Domestic violence is a serious problem that affects people of all races and genders. There are two parties involved in an abusive relationship, the abuser…
A common misconception?
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
“….so, this year it is Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Court, and next year we’ll be in Sumeria.” Running around getting things organised for the workshops always involves the attempted acquisition of some strange items. I frequently get asked what I’m hoping to use them for and that…
Odd socks and the mummification of rats…
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
I couldn’t put it off any longer, bad back or not… the sheets needed changing and the mattress was overdue to be turned. My son, for reasons best known to himself, chose to furnish himself with one of those huge beds of the mega-super-king variety that are…
Untranslatable: Words Writers Should Know
Originally posted on Kristen Twardowski:
The English language may be absurd and magical, but it also fails to capture the entire nuance of human experience. Other languages, however, can fill in some of those gaps. Tim Lomas, a lecturer in positive psychology at the University of East London, has compiled a lists of those words…
The King of Castle-Hill… Stuart France
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
* …There once was a King who lived in a Castle on a Hill. He was Lord and Master of all he surveyed. One daughter he had sired but his wife had died in giving the child life. His daughter was a great beauty and the King…
Clouds Grey as Mountains… Stuart France
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
* … “An exquisite exposition!” “You don’t like it do you?” “A revelation in rhyme!” “That bad, huh?” “And darn great grubbing to boot!” “Really?” “Oh yes, although you may not realise it, you have single handedly provided the key to a problem that has plagued my…
Guest author: Olga Núñez Miret – Apropos of nothing
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Thanks to Sue Vincent for asking me to be a guest and write something for her blog. Oh, Sue, you don’t know what you’ve done. Since you asked me, several weeks ago, and I told you I was taking a break from blogging and you said you…
Mountains White as Clouds… Stuart France
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
* … “As I see it,” continues Wen, “we have two possible identities for an Old Woman who tends a Herb Garden and can be described as an Enchantress, or an Ogress…” “Only two?” “She is either Mother Earth or she is Mother Nature.” “The first is…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 