Alan j Wright
@alwriting.bsky.social
Education consultant, writer, poet, curious learner and lover of music, food and irrefutable facts. https://www.alanjwrightauthorpoet.com/
Rest in peace, Annie Dillard. Your writing was inspirational and profoundly influential. I am so glad to have found your books. They continue to grow within me, new understanding.
September 16, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Rest in peace, Annie Dillard. Your writing was inspirational and profoundly influential. I am so glad to have found your books. They continue to grow within me, new understanding.
One day in 1839, Robert Cornelius sat for 15 minutes in front of a hand-built camera made of opera glass and sheets of copper. His picture became the first “selfie” ever taken. Selfies- so yesterday. Take that modernistas!
September 16, 2026 at 12:08 AM
One day in 1839, Robert Cornelius sat for 15 minutes in front of a hand-built camera made of opera glass and sheets of copper. His picture became the first “selfie” ever taken. Selfies- so yesterday. Take that modernistas!
September 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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'The body of literature, with its limits and edges exists outside some people and inside others.'
Annie Dillard, This Writing Life.'
Annie Dillard, This Writing Life.'
September 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
'The body of literature, with its limits and edges exists outside some people and inside others.'
Annie Dillard, This Writing Life.'
Annie Dillard, This Writing Life.'
Reposted by Alan j Wright
Young writers are inexperienced at writing memoir, but there are some significant actions teachers can take to significantly support and enhance the writing they produce…
Follow the link to make memories...
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2026/09/assi...
#memoir
Follow the link to make memories...
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2026/09/assi...
#memoir
September 9, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Young writers are inexperienced at writing memoir, but there are some significant actions teachers can take to significantly support and enhance the writing they produce…
Follow the link to make memories...
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2026/09/assi...
#memoir
Follow the link to make memories...
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2026/09/assi...
#memoir
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While standards of customer service vary greatly, when greeted with 'What can I grab ya dude? in the butcher's shop, I did do a double take.
I will never be a dude. I have no dudeness. I am clearly not dude-able.
I will never be a dude. I have no dudeness. I am clearly not dude-able.
September 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
While standards of customer service vary greatly, when greeted with 'What can I grab ya dude? in the butcher's shop, I did do a double take.
I will never be a dude. I have no dudeness. I am clearly not dude-able.
I will never be a dude. I have no dudeness. I am clearly not dude-able.
Reposted by Alan j Wright
POETRY FRIDAY- Making short form poetry in Bali.
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2026/09/maki...
#poetryfriday #haiku #bali #sanur #sagaravillas
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2026/09/maki...
#poetryfriday #haiku #bali #sanur #sagaravillas
Making Short Form Poetry in Bali -Alan j Wright
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September 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
POETRY FRIDAY- Making short form poetry in Bali.
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2026/09/maki...
#poetryfriday #haiku #bali #sanur #sagaravillas
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2026/09/maki...
#poetryfriday #haiku #bali #sanur #sagaravillas
POETRY FRIDAY- Making short form poetry in Bali.
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2026/09/maki...
#poetryfriday #haiku #bali #sanur #sagaravillas
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2026/09/maki...
#poetryfriday #haiku #bali #sanur #sagaravillas
Making Short Form Poetry in Bali -Alan j Wright
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com
September 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
POETRY FRIDAY- Making short form poetry in Bali.
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2026/09/maki...
#poetryfriday #haiku #bali #sanur #sagaravillas
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2026/09/maki...
#poetryfriday #haiku #bali #sanur #sagaravillas
When Jacqui Lambie bellows (she mislaid her inside voice years ago) words get sprayed everywhere. She is like a blender on high with the lid removed.
September 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
When Jacqui Lambie bellows (she mislaid her inside voice years ago) words get sprayed everywhere. She is like a blender on high with the lid removed.
The hoopla and theatrics surrounding NFL are slightly more engaging than the game itself which by its stop/start nature, I find quite disengaging. I lived in NYC for 6 years and tried my best to connect, but it failed to thrive.
Watched 5 minutes in Melbourne.
Watched 5 minutes in Melbourne.
September 11, 2026 at 2:04 AM
The hoopla and theatrics surrounding NFL are slightly more engaging than the game itself which by its stop/start nature, I find quite disengaging. I lived in NYC for 6 years and tried my best to connect, but it failed to thrive.
Watched 5 minutes in Melbourne.
Watched 5 minutes in Melbourne.
While standards of customer service vary greatly, when greeted with 'What can I grab ya dude? in the butcher's shop, I did do a double take.
I will never be a dude. I have no dudeness. I am clearly not dude-able.
I will never be a dude. I have no dudeness. I am clearly not dude-able.
September 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
While standards of customer service vary greatly, when greeted with 'What can I grab ya dude? in the butcher's shop, I did do a double take.
I will never be a dude. I have no dudeness. I am clearly not dude-able.
I will never be a dude. I have no dudeness. I am clearly not dude-able.
Sunset over Fisherman’s Beach, Mornington.
‘The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.’
Jacques Yves Cousteau.
‘The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.’
Jacques Yves Cousteau.
September 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Sunset over Fisherman’s Beach, Mornington.
‘The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.’
Jacques Yves Cousteau.
‘The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.’
Jacques Yves Cousteau.
'Words have to be crafted, not sprayed. They need to be fitted together with infinite care.'
NORMAN COUSINS
NORMAN COUSINS
September 9, 2026 at 10:49 PM
'Words have to be crafted, not sprayed. They need to be fitted together with infinite care.'
NORMAN COUSINS
NORMAN COUSINS
Young writers are inexperienced at writing memoir, but there are some significant actions teachers can take to significantly support and enhance the writing they produce…
Follow the link to make memories...
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2026/09/assi...
#memoir
Follow the link to make memories...
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2026/09/assi...
#memoir
September 9, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Young writers are inexperienced at writing memoir, but there are some significant actions teachers can take to significantly support and enhance the writing they produce…
Follow the link to make memories...
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2026/09/assi...
#memoir
Follow the link to make memories...
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2026/09/assi...
#memoir
Writing and life are equally concerned with triumph and tragedy, the mud aand the flowers. Here's a poem to prove it. My words, illustrations by Terry Denton.
September 8, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Writing and life are equally concerned with triumph and tragedy, the mud aand the flowers. Here's a poem to prove it. My words, illustrations by Terry Denton.
Reposted by Alan j Wright
The manager at our local IKEA is retiring, so I sent him a 🎂 cake. 🍰
September 8, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The manager at our local IKEA is retiring, so I sent him a 🎂 cake. 🍰
Reposted by Alan j Wright
New blog post: Children's Poetry - Where Are We Now?
A few thoughts. brian-moses.blogspot.com
A few thoughts. brian-moses.blogspot.com
September 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
New blog post: Children's Poetry - Where Are We Now?
A few thoughts. brian-moses.blogspot.com
A few thoughts. brian-moses.blogspot.com
'The body of literature, with its limits and edges exists outside some people and inside others.'
Annie Dillard, This Writing Life.'
Annie Dillard, This Writing Life.'
September 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
'The body of literature, with its limits and edges exists outside some people and inside others.'
Annie Dillard, This Writing Life.'
Annie Dillard, This Writing Life.'
Donald Graves warned of orthodoxies developing around the teaching of writing. They grow out of ignorance of how writers operate.
September 5, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Donald Graves warned of orthodoxies developing around the teaching of writing. They grow out of ignorance of how writers operate.
Initially the uninformed were saying teachers were following left wing ideology, now it’s the curriculum discriminating against boys. This has all the hallmarks of rage baiting, headline seeking, claptrap. The media is complicit in giving this errant nonsense oxygen.
September 5, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Initially the uninformed were saying teachers were following left wing ideology, now it’s the curriculum discriminating against boys. This has all the hallmarks of rage baiting, headline seeking, claptrap. The media is complicit in giving this errant nonsense oxygen.
We need to ask student writers,‘What are you going to do with this writing?”
We must spend a lot of time talking with young writers so they can write with increasing confidence.
We must spend a lot of time talking with young writers so they can write with increasing confidence.
September 5, 2026 at 3:57 AM
We need to ask student writers,‘What are you going to do with this writing?”
We must spend a lot of time talking with young writers so they can write with increasing confidence.
We must spend a lot of time talking with young writers so they can write with increasing confidence.
Overheard:
'Yes, baby unicorn is coming on the plane with us.'
'Yes, baby unicorn is coming on the plane with us.'
September 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Overheard:
'Yes, baby unicorn is coming on the plane with us.'
'Yes, baby unicorn is coming on the plane with us.'
I would hate to live a life so full of time pressures that I couldn't possibly expend the time to return a shopping trolley after visiting the supermarket. What unbearable pressure such people must be under.
September 2, 2026 at 1:08 AM
I would hate to live a life so full of time pressures that I couldn't possibly expend the time to return a shopping trolley after visiting the supermarket. What unbearable pressure such people must be under.
The critical nature of volition in the development of student writers.
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...
August 30, 2026 at 9:23 AM
The critical nature of volition in the development of student writers.
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...
Writing research data shows children provided with opportunities to write every day begin to compose even when they are not actually writing. They begin to think about their writing beyond the confines of the classroom. Writing moves away from just being a 'school thing.'
August 30, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Writing research data shows children provided with opportunities to write every day begin to compose even when they are not actually writing. They begin to think about their writing beyond the confines of the classroom. Writing moves away from just being a 'school thing.'