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Questions Kids Ask: Did Anything Scary Ever Happen to You?

January 28, 20244 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, blindness, memoir writing, questions kids ask, Seeing Eye dogs, teaching memoir, visiting schools, writing, Writing for Children

Two days ago our friend Ruth drove my Seeing Eye dog Luna and me to the Admiral At the Lake, a retirement community where I lead memoir-writing classes every Wednesday. I wasn’t there this time to lead a writing class, though: we were there to answer questions from third-graders who attend Goudy Elementary, a Public […]

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Mondays with Mike: Itty Bitty Benetti

July 24, 20238 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, blindness, careers/jobs for people who are blind, guide dogs, Mike Knezovich, Mondays with Mike

Last December, Beth posted here about a couple of children’s books she wrote for a series on disabilities sponsored by Easterseals. She penned two of the books: “What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?” (2nd-5th grades) and “Service Dogs” (3rd grade). They turned out great and besides being distributed by Easterseals chapters and other agencies, […]

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A museum true to its heart

April 9, 20234 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, blindness, parenting a child with special needs, public speaking, visiting libraries

This Tuesday, April 11, I’ll be one of a group of people with different disabilities doing an accessibility review and walk-through of the Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie, Illinois. It’s going to be a long day: the review and walk-through starts with an orientation at 9 a.m. followed by an explanation of the Accessibility Advisory […]

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Senior Class: Regan Reviews Printers Row Lit Fest

October 1, 20226 CommentsPosted in Beth Finke, careers/jobs for people who are blind, guest blog, memoir writing, public speaking, Seeing Eye dogs, teaching memoir, writing, Writing for Children, writing prompts

Safe & Sound blog readers have been asking me lately if the memoir-writing classes I lead are starting up again now, and, if so, “Will you start publishing essays by your students on your blog again, too? I always like those.” My answers? Yes, and yes! Today is the first of October, I’ll be leading […]

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My first in-person book event since you-know-what started in 2020.

March 2, 20221 CommentPosted in Beth Finke, book tour, memoir writing

The original South Loop Neighbors Authors Night was cancelled due to a Chicago snowstorm, and the kind folks at Half Sour are welcoming us tonight. With covid numbers continuing to “retreat” now, we’re hoping more people will feel comfortable attending. I and three other local authors will make presentations starting at 7:00 p.m. The presentations will be […]

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