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Thoughtful Tuesdays: Misunderstanding Seasons

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By Eithne Cullen Welcome to Thoughtful Tuesday. March is the month of misunderstandings, madness, mad hares and blustery days. Today’s page moves away from some of the misunderstandings the end of winter and the arrival of spring might bring. There’s quite a tradition of writers looking for places of calm and peaceful ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Misunderstanding Places

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By Eithne Cullen This month, we continue with our theme of misunderstandings and I’ve selected quite a mix of pieces for you. But I’ll start with a little explanation of my thoughts. During Lockdown, I had the pleasure of attending some online creative writing sessions. The programme (facilitated by Claire Steele and ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Misunderstandings

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By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my Thoughtful Tuesday page for January 2025. For many people, a New Year means new beginnings. That’s certainly the case for us as we embark on our new theme: ‘Misunderstandings’. I have some lovely pieces to share with you relating to that theme. You may know that ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Nostalgia

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By Eithne Cullen Welcome to December’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. It’s that time of the year when we rush home to avoid the dark, think about Christmas festivities and, as the month closes, have some nostalgia for the year that’s coming to an end. My page today reflects quite a lot of these ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Recognising Difference

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By Eithne Cullen Welcome to November’s Thoughtful Tuesday page, continuing on the theme of ‘Difference.’ I was looking at an old photo with my granddaughter recently and was interested to see how she recognised family members, even though their appearances have changed: going from beard to clean shaven and from long ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Difference

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By Eithne Cullen Welcome to October’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. As I write, I’m seeing autumn creeping in to take the place of summer, and know that the dark days and nights, drop in temperature and blustery winds are here to stay for a while. I must get around to planting my ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Place And Memory

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By Eithne Cullen In my previous pages looking at our theme of Change, I've featured writing about memory, faces and places and forgetting. For today's page, I've asked people to send something about place and memory. I’d like to start with a rather sentimental poem of my own, which examines the emotions ...

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  (Bluesky/Instagram: @madeleinefwhite) March is Women’s Empowerment Month and includes International Women’s Day on the 8th. Lately, I’ve been feeling disempowered, both by a lack of personal agency and by the overwhelming state of global geopolitics. I know I’m not alone in this. But with daffodils beginning to bloom along the verges, I’m ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Change

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By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my Thoughtful Tuesday page for July. I’m going to be sharing a lot of writing about change, our current theme here at Write On! I’d like to start with some writing about a massive change: the change of moving from one country to another, one culture to ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Overcoming Mental Health & Exams

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By Eithne Cullen Welcome to my Thoughtful Tuesday page for June. I’m continuing into June with some ideas I started exploring in May, with ‘Overcoming’ as our theme. It’s also exam season month and, as such, I also have a couple of pieces from younger writers. In a continuation for May’s Mental Health ...