GUEST BLOG: Al’s Year in Graphic Novels
Have you ever wondered just how many books you read in a year? I’ve always been a little curious, as rarely does the day go by when I don’t have a trade paperback, manga, or graphic novel in my hands.…
View ArticleJanuary 3rd: Mental Illness
The third installment of January guest blogs: “Your scary, crazy, amazing goal you would accomplish in 2015 if you could do absolutely ANTHING!” If you would like to participate find me on Facebook- I…
View ArticleDVP: Nina, Kathy and Jerry G, Part 2
Nina G interviewed her parents, Kathy and Jerry G on September 11, 2014, at StoryCorps San Francisco for the Disability Visibility Project. This is the second of two blog posts about their conversati…
View ArticleAuthor Spotlight no.394 – non-fiction author John Watson
Complementing my interviews, today’s Author Spotlight, the three hundred and ninety-fourth, is of business tutor and non-fiction author John Watson. If you would like to take part in an author spotlig…
View ArticleA Friend In Need
There are as many definitions and descriptions of friendship as there are friends in the world. There are forever friends, fast friends, fair weather friends, true blue friends, and so forth. I am f…
View ArticleMovie Magic
Thanks to temperatures in the low 60s and a thunderstorm, today felt more like a spring day than the third day of January. The weather created a meandering kind of mood for this Saturday in Kentucky,…
View ArticleGuest blog by Recyling Opera-goer Caroline Harmsworth
Today’s guest blog is written by Caroline Harmsworth who commented that she liked my recycling challenge post, a subject “close to her heart”. I have never met Caroline in real life but I asked her t…
View ArticleIn the shoes of … | Barry Rainey helping his Mum live well with dementia
Regular readers will remember the exciting series of Whose Shoes? workshops and associated events last year in Kent, in partnership with a fantastic group of passionate people from the Age UK Consorti…
View ArticleWork It Out
What would a new year be without a post about exercising?! Before your eyes begin to glaze over and your mind goes numb at the very thought of reading one more word about get fit resolutions, just be…
View ArticleBy s.e. smith: “Disabled Children Aren’t Burdens — or Angels”
The Disability Visibility Project posted many articles in the past about inspiration porn and misconceptions about people with disabilities. One thing is for sure—disability is multidimensional and nu…
View ArticleGuest Post: Jane Yates
Inspired by the classic novel The Secret Garden, Jane Yates introduces us to a steampunk world of bio-domes, robots and mysteries. Eleven-year-old Aberdeen is so used to being by herself that all she …
View ArticleA Gift: “Pick Up That Brush And Paint”
There’s writers and then there’s writers. I don’t know what the factors are between an awesomely talented writer and one who can barely string a legible sentence together. What I do know is when I rea…
View ArticleWhat a Needle and Some Yarn Taught Me About Patience and Forgiveness – by Bo Ren
Everything I learned from knitting… Cast on. Knit. Pick up a dropped stitch. Cast off. Repeat. These were the four steps of knitting my kind and patient roommate Ashley taught me. I took up knitting a…
View ArticleAngel From Heaven – by Mary McLaurine
A few years ago while living in Western Maryland, otherwise known as ‘The Land of Never-Ending Snow’, my boyfriend and I were suffering from cabin fever due to the several feet of snow that had fallen…
View ArticleWelcome Back
Today, like many other people, I returned to work after the holidays, and knowing the paper work and grant reports that awaited me, I was determined to remain as calm, cool, and collected as I was whi…
View ArticleAllison McGevna of Inside Allie's World Styles a Cozy Layered Look
Welcome Allison McGevna, 31, of Inside Allie’s World, who is joining us as our resident curvy-girl style blogger. She was featured in the December/January issue of PEOPLE StyleWatch and contributes he…
View ArticleLearn What You Need To Do To Make Social Media Marketing Work For You
Nowadays, social media marketing has become so popular. You can still find some dividend in more classic online marketing, but if you want to keep your numbers up, then social media marketing really i…
View Article5 Math Games Every Classroom Needs to Play
Guest post by Leigh Langton Hey guys! It's Leigh from The Applicious Teacher! I am super excited to be blogging at Corkboard Connections today. I'm sharing a practice that I use to help increase my …
View ArticleGuest Bloggers WANTED – “Team Charisma World People” – UPDATE
Team Charisma World People has surpassed my wildest expectations, having received many thousands of likes, page views and comments. WELL DONE to my team – it’s been an honour to have collaborated with…
View ArticleMy Adoption Story
Haha ! … Made you look ! …Not mine but that of one of my guest bloggers. Noelle’s an all round lovely lady. As with all my guest bloggers one day she wasn’t there and then one day she was :D New fri…
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