As I was taking a stroll the other day, I spotted a cute little hedgehog in the grass not far from the footpath. Iโm always delighted to see these wonderful, shy, super cute creatures. The few minutes I spent sitting next to it made my day. And so the topic of this poetry post are …
Free ebook: ‘A White Heron’ by Sarah Orne Jewett
Dear friends and followers of the Grammaticus blog, It is my pleasure to present the third title in the series of Grammaticus Free Library ebooks. After โThe Snowโ by Hugh Walpole and โA Morning Walkโ by Kate Chopin, you can now download Sarah Orne Jewettโs short story โA White Heronโ, first published in 1886. Typical …
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‘A Little Cloud Swims to the Sun’ by Taras Shevchenko
When I was little, I loved lying on the ground, looking at the sky, observing different shapes and forms made by the clouds. I still do it on occasion, and Iโm happy to say the fascination still hasn't faded. On the subject of clouds, in this post Iโd like to share with you a poem …
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Book review: ‘Neurodiversity Affirming Glossary of Key Vocabulary’
Neurodiversity is a relatively new term, used to refer to diversity in cognitive functioning. As with other aspects of human experience, it was long assumed that there is such a thing as โnormalโ within a given culture; everything outside the norm was (in many places still is), met with stigmatisation and intolerance. Neurodivergent people have …
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