Category Archives: childhood

S is for…

Posted on April 22, 2015 by dSavannah

…Stigma Fighters At about eight years old, a little girl starts being sexually molested by her older brother. Her parents don’t notice that the formerly happy, vibrant child turns sullen, quiet. Another little girl is sexually molested for over two … Continue reading →

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L is for…

Posted on April 14, 2015 by dSavannah

…The Little Lame Prince After racking my brain for like, a whole 22 minutes, which, believe me, was way too much considering how tired and out of it I am, I looked over at my freshly loaded bookshelf, and this … Continue reading →

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B is for…

Posted on April 2, 2015 by dSavannah

…Babies I figured if I wrote about adults yesterday, today I should write about babies, the other end of the age spectrum. (But thanks, Brandi, for the lovely list of other B topics I could have written about.) Babies are … Continue reading →

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It’s Banned Books Week

Posted on September 21, 2014 by dSavannah

Books have always served an important function in the world: sharing culture, knowledge, and ideas, and of course, providing entertainment. We all (most likely) know the name Johann Gutenberg ~ the storied inventor of the fabled printing press. Prior to … Continue reading →

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What I’ll do on my summer vacation

Posted on May 22, 2014 by dSavannah

I know, I know… you’re groaning at the silly reference to first-day-of-school assignments given across the world. Or is that a myth? Do teachers still require that essay? I know I certainly don’t, but then I’m teaching college students, and … Continue reading →

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The Questions with Chad Clark: writer and #AtoZchallenge2014 partner

Posted on May 4, 2014 by dSavannah

Holy cannoli. My last entry for The Questions was July 2013. Ten months ago. Wow. I am feeling like a major slacker right about now. Or that I’ve been majorly busy. Actually, that’s it. Majorly busy. Life. Work. The pursuit … Continue reading →

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S is for…

Posted on April 22, 2014 by dSavannah

I’m not sure why I started each post of this here challenge by telling you what my letter is not for, but it’s tradition now, so I guess I’ll have to continue. My S is not for space-monkeys. My writerly … Continue reading →

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