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Susan Newman 3 posts 0 comments

Susan Newman has recently retired from teaching English and has now turned her hand to writing. Having joined a writing group, now disbanded,for a few weeks last year, she caught the 'writing bug' and has since been putting pen to paper, with much of the material based on past and present experiences, though certainly not autobiographical.

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The Zone | Why we fear the concept of comfort

Susan Newman Feb 4, 2020 0

For a long time I was blissfully unaware of any such thing as a specific ‘zone’. Like generations before me, I survived. Obviously not in an optimal way; why else would this ubiquitous term enjoy such prominence in our culture now?…

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Embracing Diversity | Challenging those notions of ‘upperosity’

Susan Newman Aug 8, 2018 0

I’m a blow-in and have been for the past thirty six years. So like all migrants nobody is aware of my pedigree. Or lack thereof. Thankfully such concerns have never featured greatly on my radar. I grew up in a family where you made your…

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She’s Very Sensitive, You Know…. | Walking on Eggshells

Susan Newman Feb 16, 2018 0

“She’s very sensitive, you know.” So, can one measure sensitivity? Is there some kind of Geiger counter, a receptacle where you give a urine or blood sample and hey presto! one’s sensitivity reading scrolls across a computer screen in…