Tag: bullying
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#ThrowbackThursday~ The Power of Books x4…An excerpt from Simple #Fiction #Review
Shades of The Walton’s meets Deliverance!The story of one man’s nightmareA man ill equipped to survive the brutal cruelty of his familyTogether with his sister Leanne, they struggle to escape the daily torture, fleeing into the sanctuary of the forest.They are hunted down like animals,Almost burned alive before they can make their escapeWill they ever…
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#Poetry: Don’t Look Away…
I found this heartbreaking poem while sorting out some old papers. It was written more than ten years ago by my granddaughter, Hayley. Don’t Look Away Rich or poor, thin or stout You’ll know when bullies are about. There’ll be eyes that are crying And those that are looking away. ‘No Sir,…
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#ThrowbackThursday~ The Power of Books x4…An excerpt from Simple
There has been a lot of talk lately about bullying and how wrong it is. How damaging and cruel and all the places you find it. One of the worst places, I think, is inside the family unit. Ordinary people who wouldn’t dream of bullying in the general sense can be guilty of the…
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Would You Read This Book?
A look back, from Anita… Bad Moon was the first book I ever wrote, and came about I think, because I am slightly obsessed with the way the people in West Virginia talk. Some people call them Hillbilly’s and years ago, there was a very funny television programme called The Beverly HillBilly’s. Maybe…