Stories about bullying are often informed by a writer’s experiences whether we are aware of it or not. Our stories are also influenced by the experiences of others. Sometimes we witness events that we never stop thinking about, at least not until we write about it. WITNESSING BULLYING For a writer, an unforgettable experience can […]
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Bullying Stories – For Children Who Dare to be Different
Bullying stories contain many themes. Related to bullying are themes like coming of age, loneliness, isolation, and fear. These themes relate to the difficulties of ‘fitting in’ within the complicated social environment that exists within schools. BULLYING IN SCHOOLS My children’s story, The Tree Hugger, now included in my children’s collection: When Things Go Wonky, […]
FUNNY SHORT STORIES FOR KIDS – FREE AS A LADYBIRD
FREE AS A LADYBIRD Conflicts are part of normal human life. Conflict happens everywhere, all the time, and in all families, apart from the absolutely perfect ones, and I’m not sure they exist, although I am open to contradiction. My stories tend to be about the less than perfect families – in other words, most […]
A Story About Bullying – The Tree Hugger
A STORY ABOUT BULLYING – THE TREE HUGGER The Tree Hugger was originally published as a short book but is now included in my collection of stories: When Things Go Wonky. In Debbie’s class, everyone’s scared of two girls. Susan and Leoni think everybody should do what they do and look how they look. If the other girls […]
FUN STORIES FOR KIDS – WRITING FOOTBALL MAD
FOOTBALL MAD Being commissioned to write fun stories for kids was great but when I was asked to write a football story I was a little bit worried. I am not a football fan! Still I could learn and the funny thing was it turned out to be one of the stories I enjoyed writing […]
FOOTBALL STORIES – FOOTBALL CRAZY
Football Crazy is one of two football stories written originally for RTE Radio. The story is much-loved for its humorous and realistic look at life in a family who love football – as seen through the eyes of a small boy. It differs from other football stories in that as well as taking a humorous […]
A FOOTBALL STORY FOR KIDS – FOOTBALL MAD
FOOTBALL MAD Kids of all ages enjoy a good football story and this story combines family themes, humour as well as football. Football Mad was extremely popular when it was originally broadcast on RTE One – the national radio station in Ireland – if you are a busy parent you’ll understand why. ‘Football Mad is […]