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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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Senior Class: Wanda’s 1927 Christmas Story

December 25, 20229 CommentsPosted in careers/jobs for people who are blind, guest blog, memoir writing, writing

I came across drafts from my book “Writing Out Loud“ a week or two ago while searching for something else on my computer. I was delighted when notes about one of Wanda’s stories about a special Christmas popped up. In 1927, Wanda received a very special present from Santa. I knew right then I’d be sharing […]

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What Do I Do When All the Memoir-Writing Classes I Lead are on Break?

December 19, 202228 CommentsPosted in blindness, careers/jobs for people who are blind, technology for people who are blind, visiting schools, writing, Writing for Children

I sure have been busy lately. But really? who hasn’t been?! My busy-ness doesn’t have much to do with the holidays, though. I’ve been busy writing, and it’s making me feel good! Let me explain. After decades and decades of querying magazines about story ideas, pleading with agents to give my latest manuscript a read, […]

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Questions Kids Ask: Does it Hurt to be Blind?

November 22, 202216 CommentsPosted in blindness, Braille, guide dogs, questions kids ask, Seeing Eye dogs, travel, visiting schools, writing, Writing for Children

One week ago today I was at Sterling Park Elementary, a dual-language school in Casselberry, Florida giving a presentation to third graders. My eight-year-old great-niece Toots goes to that school, and my sister Cheryl and I had flown from Chicago to Florida a few days earlier to see Toots in a children’s theater performance of […]

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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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