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https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120568.jpgP1120568On the top of El Escorial.2013-02-22T22:41:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2013/02/20/wednesday-writing-once-more-over-the-hump-dear-friends/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1130076.jpgP1130076A stall in the booksellers' market in Madrid. 2022-05-22T03:31:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2013/02/18/monday-media-international-calling/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120614.jpgP1120614I walk our entire exchange group through the multi-step process of setting up their Spanish cell phones outside El Escorial. 2013-02-18T20:22:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2013/02/14/thursday-travel-espana/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120455.jpgP1120455Zoomed in to show the kings: still the view of the front of the church from the King's Courtyarad.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120451.jpgP1120451A view of the front of El Escorial's chruch from the King's Courtyard. Can you see the tiny doors behind the king's heads? Remember that for later....https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120477.jpgP1120477A view down one of the hallways of the monastery.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120481.jpgP1120481The vestment room for the priests in the monastery.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120513.jpgP1120513We got to explore sneaky passages carved into the very walls of El Escorial itself!https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120523.jpgP1120523Remember that door? Yeah, this is what it looks like from the inside!https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120527.jpgP1120527A view down over the choir loft and (lower) main church of El Escorial from the secret wall passages.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120528.jpgP1120528The ceiling over the choir loft.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120554.jpgP1120554El Escorial.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120559.jpgP1120559A view over the balustrade.2013-02-14T23:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2013/02/04/monday-media-the-penguin-catalogue/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120424.jpgP1120424https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p11204231.jpgP1120423https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/p1120423.jpgP11204232013-02-13T11:08:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2013/01/23/wednesday-writing-blurbs/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lions-of-little-rock.jpgLions-of-Little-Rockhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/9780545165761_xlg.jpg9780545165761_xlg2013-01-25T13:19:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2013/01/14/monday-media-swag-re-blog/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/swag.jpgswagWhat the Apocalypses bought for debut year SWAG. 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Thank you, Putnam!!https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1120399.jpgP1120399But they sure LOOK like books! (and feel like books... and smell like books...)https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p1120397.jpgP1120397"My... what is that box on my porch...?"2012-12-07T22:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/12/03/monday-media-portraits-of-albinism/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/24_12_jmtanzania0031_enl-bbe728d2bf545f32fc2504895453cd1046f990d9-s51.jpg24_12_jmtanzania0031Boys hang out by the gate guarding the Kabanga Protectorate Center, as a local village girl walks by outside, in Kabanga, Tanzania. Photo courtesy of Jacquelyn Martin via NPR 2012-12-04T19:30:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/11/28/wednesday-writing-waiting/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p1100140.jpgP1100140Waiting...2012-11-29T13:21:09+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/11/26/monday-media-cybermonday-vs-paper-books/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wburbostonnpr683849_300-e1349452291805.jpgWBUR+Boston++NPR+683849_300-e13494522918052012-11-27T13:05:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/11/23/friday-feature-lisa-palin/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn0173.jpgDSCN0173Lisa Palin, at a dude ranch with unidentified horse. https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0359.jpgIMG_0359https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscn0960.jpgDSCN0960Lisa Palin, esq & writer!2012-11-24T16:34:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/11/12/monday-media-merger/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/penguin-random-house.jpgpenguin-random-house2012-11-13T01:26:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/11/09/friday-feature-lauren-barrett/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lauren.jpgLaurenLauren, publishing spy for the writers. International woman of mystery.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pubtodolist.jpgPubToDoListA shot of Lauren's "to-do" list. Boys and girls, the moral is: be respectful of a publisher's time!2012-11-11T14:06:09+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/11/07/wednesday-writing-cover-reveal/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/goldenboy_cover_oct5.jpggoldenboy_cover_oct5My amazing cover!2012-11-09T22:24:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/10/22/monday-media-online-reviews/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/images.jpgimages2013-02-13T11:07:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/10/19/friday-feature-julia-maranan/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/chef-hats.jpgChef hatsImage from Julia's Aug 28 blog post.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/book-cover.jpgBook CoverGo buy Juila's first book! Do it!https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/julia-maranan.jpgJulia MarananJulia Maranan, Author of "The 100 Best Ways to Stop Aging and Stay Young" (2011) & marvelous member of my writer's group.2012-10-21T13:46:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/10/17/wednesday-writing-copyedits-2/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1120353.jpgP1120353An example of an ARC: Liesl Shurtliff's RUMP: The True Story of Rumplestiltskin. Liesl is another 2k13 MG-er: go check her out!2012-10-18T03:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/10/11/thursday-travel-into-2013/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2k13-giveaway-with-tagged-items.jpg2k13-giveaway-with-tagged-itemsClass of 2013 Book Loot! (#2 is a toy elephant for GOLDEN BOY!)2012-10-11T17:55:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/10/05/friday-feature-katie-slivensky/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3632.jpgIMG_3632No animals were harmed in the making of this post. https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/p1110375.jpgP1110375https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_5373.jpgIMG_5373Katie Slivensky Surrounded by wildlife & happy.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_4102-1.jpgIMG_4102-1On a paleontology dig.2012-10-06T01:51:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/10/03/wednesday-writing-copyedits/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/photo-18.jpgphoto-18Ah, copyedits. 2012-10-10T17:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/10/01/monday-media-writing-on-the-ipad/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/photo-8.jpgphoto-8Yay for removable wireless keyboards!https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/photo-9.jpgphoto-9https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bhs_1_1_logo.jpgbhs1-1 Joliat2012-10-03T13:37:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/09/28/guest-blog-the-lucky-13s/2012-09-29T01:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/09/26/wednesday-writing-fresh-ink/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0509.jpgIMG_0509M.T. Anderson speaks at the Fresh Ink Awardshttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0493.jpgIMG_0493A kid speaks to a packed audience at Porter Square Books about the awesomeness of the Fresh Ink program.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0505.jpgIMG_05052012-09-29T01:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/09/19/wednesday-writing-boston-glow-panel/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo.jpgphoto2012-09-25T22:09:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/09/14/friday-feature-annie-cardi/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/299277_10100151772713076_4643125_n.jpeg299277_10100151772713076_4643125_nAnnie Cardi Author of QUEEN OF THE AIR, coming 2014 from Candlewick Presshttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/little-annie.pngLittle AnnieLittle Annie... already into books! Seriously, how can you *not* visit her website after seeing this?https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1000035-1.jpgP1000035-1"A picture of me just after finding out about the Susan P. Bloom award" -Annie Cardihttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/p1000035.jpgP1000035https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-11.jpegphoto-1https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-1.jpegphoto-12025-07-21T02:32:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/09/11/tuesday-teaching-international-protests/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/30hongkong-span-articlelarge.jpg30hongkong-span-articleLargePhoto from NYT article. Photo credit: Vincent Yu/ Associated Press2012-09-15T00:25:44+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/09/12/wednesday-writing-fall-cross-under-reads/2012-09-12T00:03:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/09/17/monday-media-book-foods/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/slide_247786_1453507_free.jpgslide_247786_1453507_freeImage from "Foods From Children's Books" slideshow2012-09-11T23:58:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/09/03/monday-media-military-marketing/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/10.jpg10https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pw.pngpw2012-09-04T19:39:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/09/06/thursday-travel-the-green-isle/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo21.jpgphoto2https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo2.jpgphoto2Nothing smells quite as fresh as sheets off the line.2012-09-08T15:42:09+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/08/22/wednesday-writing-print-it-out/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo3.jpgphoto32012-08-31T17:54:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/08/28/tuesday-teaching-nurture-shock/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nurtureshock.jpgnurtureshock2012-08-29T02:35:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/08/15/wednesday-writing-be-prepared/2012-08-24T16:19:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/08/20/monday-media-when-it-pays-to-tweet/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/twitter-bird-sick.gifTwitter-Bird-SickImage from YouTwitGuy2012-08-22T01:37:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/08/17/friday-writingfeature-pixars-storytelling-rules/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/pixar.jpgpixar... I think they know what they're talking about... Photo found on http://smilingldsgirl.wordpress.com/2011/07/10/pixar/2012-08-17T21:43:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/07/25/wednesday-writing-communities/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/wg-2012.jpgWG 2012Back row: <a href="http://juliamaranan.blogspot.com/">Julia Maranan</a>, Me, <a href="http://laurenmbarrett.com/">Lauren Barrett</a>, Front Row: <a href="http://anniecardi.com/">Annie Cardi McGough</a>, <a href="http://discoverific.blogspot.com/">Katie Slivensky</a>, <a href="http://lisapalin.wordpress.com/">Lisa Palin</a>https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/scbwi-logo.gifscbwi-logohttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/lucky13s.jpgLucky13shttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/wg.jpgWGKatie Slivensky, Me, Lauren Barrett, Lisa Palin, Julia Maranan Not pictured: Annie Cardi McGough2012-08-15T02:29:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/08/01/wednesday-writing-disagreeing-with-the-professionals/2012-08-03T15:52:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/07/31/tuesday-teaching-girl-talk/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/scan0014.jpgscan0014https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/scan0023.jpgscan0023Girls are interested in lots of things: ask them about them! Me, exploring the Valley of the Moon, Bolivia.2012-08-01T00:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/07/26/thursday-travel-the-aran-islands/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1110890.jpgP1110890Enjoying a snack from Dunnes Stores on Inis Mórhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1110924.jpgP1110924Enjoying the view from Dún Aengushttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0559.jpgIMG_0559https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0551.jpgIMG_0551I like getting too close to the edge of things. As my aunt would say "If only the wind was blowing the other way..."https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1110948.jpgP1110948https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1110938.jpgP11109382012-07-27T01:52:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/07/17/tuesday-teaching-european-languages/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/fc3a1inne.jpgFáinneAn Irish speaker wearing a Fáinne: a pin badge worn to show fluency in, or a willingness to speak, the Irish Language. Photo courtesy of Robgilbertson through Wikimedia commonshttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/photo-11.jpgphoto-11Street Signs in Galway2023-12-06T15:37:26+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/07/16/monday-media-the-perspective-of-other-presses/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/photo-10.jpgphoto-10Reading the Irish Times in a café Galway2025-09-09T03:38:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/07/12/thursday-travel-hop-off-explore/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1110768.jpgP1110768A hidden gem: "The Little Museum of Dublin" https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p1110758.jpgP1110758A one-time fee for two days of free city travel. You just can't beat that.2012-07-12T22:54:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/07/11/wednesday-writing-i-love-my-editor/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0215.jpgIMG_0215...yikes!https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0213.jpgIMG_0213Exciting to receive but...https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/apostrophe2.gifapostrophe22012-07-27T13:16:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/07/09/monday-media-bravely-done/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/215px-brave_teaser_poster.jpg215px-Brave_Teaser_Poster"Brave" is an age-appropriate gem. Photo: Theatrical release poster2012-07-11T21:31:44+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/07/05/thursday-travel-go-dog-go/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/photo-8.jpgphoto-8Liam, strutting his stuff on the "T."https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/photo-7.jpgphoto-7https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/photo-4.jpgphoto-4The tall ships visit Boston, 2012!2012-07-03T13:43:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/07/03/tuesday-teaching-standardized-testing-around-the-world/2012-07-03T13:40:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/07/02/monday-media-authorship-in-journalism/2012-07-02T01:33:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/29/friday-feature-lara-kalwinski/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/394821_10101230224437229_1591855061_n.jpg394821_10101230224437229_1591855061_n(I do not have the capacity to appropriately caption this image. Yikes, Lara!) Photo courtesy of Lara Kalwinskihttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0110.jpgIMG_0110https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_9912-e1340989808458.jpgIMG_9912Lara Kalwinski, Esq.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/647_783961318139_4736578_n.jpg647_783961318139_4736578_nWhy this outfit? "I was driving through tribal areas of Madhya Pradesh during Holi and we didn't want to draw attention to me because our car was frequently stopped as is usual on Holi (This doesn't seem to help that). The mask was because the window was down and it was dusty. The sunglasses were because it was sunny." Photo courtesy of Lara Kalwinski2012-06-29T23:57:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/27/wednesday-writing-my-new-author-photo/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tarasullivancolor.jpgTaraSullivanColor2012-06-30T15:59:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/25/monday-media-high-low-fiction/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/70462349.jpgUrban Flip Book2012-06-30T16:02:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/22/friday-feature-laura-mcnulty/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pancho-mateo.jpgDR Trip - 345Impoverished communities, like the shanty towns surrounding the sugar cane plantations, are often places of low sanitation and high disease due to a lack of resources. Photo courtesy of Laura McNultyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/laura-jeury.jpgLaura & JeuryLaura McNulty Executive Director, HHIhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/laura-chws.jpgLaura & CHWs"Beyond the impact in the lives of individual community members – be it the knowledge and medical support necessary to take control of their high blood pressure, connection to a life-changing surgery and follow-up care, or the rapid response to a cholera outbreak – our larger goal is to strengthen the capacity of the local health system to provide for the well-being of the community." Photo courtesy of Laura McNultyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/chws-spring-2012-mst.jpgCHWs spring 2012 MSTHHI develops community leaders who, in turn, serve to connect the community to formerly inaccessibly levels of medical care. Photo courtesy of Laura McNulty2012-06-23T01:38:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/21/thursday-travel-requiem-for-the-ray-dans/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1090994.jpgP1090994My formerly-favorite pair, after a DEET-steaming.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photo1.jpgphotoIn Memoriam. "Ray Dan"2012-06-22T00:18:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/20/wednesday-writing-media-nervousness/2012-06-21T00:08:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/19/tuesday-teaching-editing-essays/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photo-3.jpgphoto-3The third way! Controlled peer edits.2023-05-30T13:05:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/18/monday-media-you-are-not-special/2012-06-18T19:21:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/15/friday-feature-monica-paulson-priebe/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/05-august-guatemala-xela-0061.jpg05 - August - Guatemala - Xela 006https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/05-august-guatemala-xela-006.jpg05 - August - Guatemala - Xela 006https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1221.jpgIMG_1221Children in El Quiche Photo courtesy of: Monica Paulson Priebehttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p7070073.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPhoto courtesy of: Monica Paulson Priebehttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/peru-guate-coffe-plantation.jpgGuate-- coffe plantationGuatemalan highlandshttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0430.jpgIMG_0430"In Guatemala not many things are for certain, you can be robbed of your house, your food and your land, but no one can ever rob someone's education. These kids will forever have a tool to help themselves and help their communities."2012-06-30T16:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/13/wednesday-writing-secondary-characters/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photo.jpgphotoLetting secondary characters tell me their side of the story. 2012-06-30T16:07:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/07/thursday-travel-off-the-tourist-track/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1000045.jpgP1000045Vision therapy trains the eyes to work together.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p10106551.jpgP1010655Londonhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p10107671.jpgP1010767... or a real secret garden.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p10107581.jpgP1010758... Like windmills in people's backyards...https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1010660.jpgP1010660https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1010816.jpgP1010816https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/p1010710.jpgP1010710221B Baker St.2012-06-13T23:56:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/11/monday-media-should-kids-use-facebook/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/facebook_logo-1.pngfacebook_logo 1"A more subtle problem is that children's first experience of social networking today often involves deceit, which is hardly the best way to encourage good online citizenship." -The Economist2012-06-10T12:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/08/friday-feature-eithna-sullivan/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/vt-es.jpgVT-ESEithna Sullivan, working with an Iraq veteran2012-06-08T20:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/01/friday-feature-frank-sullivan/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mvc-035s.jpgMVC-035SA CARE project: various collected UXOs (including anti-tank mines on top), excavated, collected and about to be safely detonated.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/perigo-mines.jpgPerigo minesA field full of mines marked off so villagers would stay away. Angola has tens of thousands of such fields.https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1110060.jpgDad in MwanzaMy dad on Lake Victoria, Tanzania.2012-06-06T15:31:25+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/06/wednesday-writing-the-writing-on-the-wall/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/editing.jpgeditingThis sounds strange, but2012-06-06T15:21:18+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/04/monday-media-dropbox-saves-the-day/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/laptops.jpglaptopsPerhaps I need bigger stickers?https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dropbox_logo1.jpgdropbox_logohttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dropbox_logo.jpgdropbox_logo2012-06-06T15:59:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/06/05/tuesday-teaching-musical-subjunctive/2012-06-05T14:13:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/05/31/thursday-travel-my-first-flight/2012-06-01T16:10:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/05/30/wednesday-writing-fictionalizing-biography/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/nfd-final-cover1.pngnfd-final-cover12012-05-30T22:45:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/05/28/monday-media-one-world-media-awards/2012-05-29T13:34:32+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.com/2012/05/29/tuesday-teaching-bbc-mi-vida-loca/https://tarasullivanbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mividaloca.pngMiVidaLoca2012-05-29T00:17:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tarasullivanbooks.comdaily1.02025-09-09T04:31:54+00:00