Alan j Wright
@alwriting.bsky.social
Education consultant, writer, poet, curious learner and lover of music, food and irrefutable facts. https://www.alanjwrightauthorpoet.com/
Overheard:
'I reckon if aliens arrived they'd find the world a really smelly place.'
'I reckon if aliens arrived they'd find the world a really smelly place.'
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Overheard:
'I reckon if aliens arrived they'd find the world a really smelly place.'
'I reckon if aliens arrived they'd find the world a really smelly place.'
I'm going early with this one...
Book suggestion for Christmas?
Buy some!
Book suggestion for Christmas?
Buy some!
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I'm going early with this one...
Book suggestion for Christmas?
Buy some!
Book suggestion for Christmas?
Buy some!
The over publication of paranormal fiction has pushed realistic fiction to the margins. Visit a bookshop and witness the sad reality.
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The over publication of paranormal fiction has pushed realistic fiction to the margins. Visit a bookshop and witness the sad reality.
‘And high on the beach, a line of foam dries in the sun.’
I Am The Ocean
Suzanna Marshak
I Am The Ocean
Suzanna Marshak
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
‘And high on the beach, a line of foam dries in the sun.’
I Am The Ocean
Suzanna Marshak
I Am The Ocean
Suzanna Marshak
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Mavis Had a Little Lamb-The Punk Version
Mavis had a little lamb
Then she ate some cakes
Some Cottage Pie
A jug of milk
And a bag of jelly snakes
The people in the café
All feared she’d explode
But she let out a monster burp
And landed on the road.
©Alan j Wright
Mavis had a little lamb
Then she ate some cakes
Some Cottage Pie
A jug of milk
And a bag of jelly snakes
The people in the café
All feared she’d explode
But she let out a monster burp
And landed on the road.
©Alan j Wright
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Mavis Had a Little Lamb-The Punk Version
Mavis had a little lamb
Then she ate some cakes
Some Cottage Pie
A jug of milk
And a bag of jelly snakes
The people in the café
All feared she’d explode
But she let out a monster burp
And landed on the road.
©Alan j Wright
Mavis had a little lamb
Then she ate some cakes
Some Cottage Pie
A jug of milk
And a bag of jelly snakes
The people in the café
All feared she’d explode
But she let out a monster burp
And landed on the road.
©Alan j Wright
Reposted by Alan j Wright
Some words that resonate when teaching kids to write- IMMERSE, CONVERSE, REHEARSE. As teachers we would do well to reveal their meaning. #writing
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Some words that resonate when teaching kids to write- IMMERSE, CONVERSE, REHEARSE. As teachers we would do well to reveal their meaning. #writing
Reposted by Alan j Wright
Let's mindfully teach young writers to be observers of the world in which they find themselves. SHOW young writers how to look about their surroundings with an eye for detail. Writers are observers, thinkers and collectors.
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Let's mindfully teach young writers to be observers of the world in which they find themselves. SHOW young writers how to look about their surroundings with an eye for detail. Writers are observers, thinkers and collectors.
Reposted by Alan j Wright
Writing Advice:
'Pretend that you believe in your talent. Pretend that you believe you can write. Invent yourself as a writer, then do the writing. In time, the authenticity will catch up to the invention.'
Caroline Sharp
'A Writer's Workbook'
'Pretend that you believe in your talent. Pretend that you believe you can write. Invent yourself as a writer, then do the writing. In time, the authenticity will catch up to the invention.'
Caroline Sharp
'A Writer's Workbook'
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Writing Advice:
'Pretend that you believe in your talent. Pretend that you believe you can write. Invent yourself as a writer, then do the writing. In time, the authenticity will catch up to the invention.'
Caroline Sharp
'A Writer's Workbook'
'Pretend that you believe in your talent. Pretend that you believe you can write. Invent yourself as a writer, then do the writing. In time, the authenticity will catch up to the invention.'
Caroline Sharp
'A Writer's Workbook'
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'The challenge for schools is not only to spark curiosity-it's to sustain it. The real work begins once the initial flame has caught. For curiosity to become a way of working, rather than than a one-off event, it must outlast enthusiasm.'
Dr Wayne Craig
'The Curious Cat
Dr Wayne Craig
'The Curious Cat
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
'The challenge for schools is not only to spark curiosity-it's to sustain it. The real work begins once the initial flame has caught. For curiosity to become a way of working, rather than than a one-off event, it must outlast enthusiasm.'
Dr Wayne Craig
'The Curious Cat
Dr Wayne Craig
'The Curious Cat
Foisting sentence starters on young writers produces writing that reminds me of fast food. A stultifying sameness results. Mass produced blandness. Let's invest in thinking, and agency. #writing
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Foisting sentence starters on young writers produces writing that reminds me of fast food. A stultifying sameness results. Mass produced blandness. Let's invest in thinking, and agency. #writing
'The challenge for schools is not only to spark curiosity-it's to sustain it. The real work begins once the initial flame has caught. For curiosity to become a way of working, rather than than a one-off event, it must outlast enthusiasm.'
Dr Wayne Craig
'The Curious Cat
Dr Wayne Craig
'The Curious Cat
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
'The challenge for schools is not only to spark curiosity-it's to sustain it. The real work begins once the initial flame has caught. For curiosity to become a way of working, rather than than a one-off event, it must outlast enthusiasm.'
Dr Wayne Craig
'The Curious Cat
Dr Wayne Craig
'The Curious Cat
Writing Advice:
'Pretend that you believe in your talent. Pretend that you believe you can write. Invent yourself as a writer, then do the writing. In time, the authenticity will catch up to the invention.'
Caroline Sharp
'A Writer's Workbook'
'Pretend that you believe in your talent. Pretend that you believe you can write. Invent yourself as a writer, then do the writing. In time, the authenticity will catch up to the invention.'
Caroline Sharp
'A Writer's Workbook'
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Writing Advice:
'Pretend that you believe in your talent. Pretend that you believe you can write. Invent yourself as a writer, then do the writing. In time, the authenticity will catch up to the invention.'
Caroline Sharp
'A Writer's Workbook'
'Pretend that you believe in your talent. Pretend that you believe you can write. Invent yourself as a writer, then do the writing. In time, the authenticity will catch up to the invention.'
Caroline Sharp
'A Writer's Workbook'
Overheard:
'I could make you 2 or 5 of those pork rolls if you like.'
Maybe they were today's numbers...
'I could make you 2 or 5 of those pork rolls if you like.'
Maybe they were today's numbers...
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Overheard:
'I could make you 2 or 5 of those pork rolls if you like.'
Maybe they were today's numbers...
'I could make you 2 or 5 of those pork rolls if you like.'
Maybe they were today's numbers...
Because Spring insists on retreating into Winter, I was compelled to revert to Cottage Pie to warm our collective cockles...
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Because Spring insists on retreating into Winter, I was compelled to revert to Cottage Pie to warm our collective cockles...
Let's mindfully teach young writers to be observers of the world in which they find themselves. SHOW young writers how to look about their surroundings with an eye for detail. Writers are observers, thinkers and collectors.
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Let's mindfully teach young writers to be observers of the world in which they find themselves. SHOW young writers how to look about their surroundings with an eye for detail. Writers are observers, thinkers and collectors.
Some words that resonate when teaching kids to write- IMMERSE, CONVERSE, REHEARSE. As teachers we would do well to reveal their meaning. #writing
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Some words that resonate when teaching kids to write- IMMERSE, CONVERSE, REHEARSE. As teachers we would do well to reveal their meaning. #writing
Reposted by Alan j Wright
Teaching Writing Under The Influence Of Trusted Mentors.
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2025/11/teac...
#mentors #teachingwriting #education #trustedauthors
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2025/11/teac...
#mentors #teachingwriting #education #trustedauthors
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Teaching Writing Under The Influence Of Trusted Mentors.
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2025/11/teac...
#mentors #teachingwriting #education #trustedauthors
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2025/11/teac...
#mentors #teachingwriting #education #trustedauthors
Teaching Writing Under The Influence Of Trusted Mentors.
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2025/11/teac...
#mentors #teachingwriting #education #trustedauthors
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2025/11/teac...
#mentors #teachingwriting #education #trustedauthors
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Teaching Writing Under The Influence Of Trusted Mentors.
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2025/11/teac...
#mentors #teachingwriting #education #trustedauthors
livinglifetwice-alwrite.blogspot.com/2025/11/teac...
#mentors #teachingwriting #education #trustedauthors
Mavis Had a Little Lamb-The Punk Version
Mavis had a little lamb
Then she ate some cakes
Some Cottage Pie
A jug of milk
And a bag of jelly snakes
The people in the café
All feared she’d explode
But she let out a monster burp
And landed on the road.
©Alan j Wright
Mavis had a little lamb
Then she ate some cakes
Some Cottage Pie
A jug of milk
And a bag of jelly snakes
The people in the café
All feared she’d explode
But she let out a monster burp
And landed on the road.
©Alan j Wright
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Mavis Had a Little Lamb-The Punk Version
Mavis had a little lamb
Then she ate some cakes
Some Cottage Pie
A jug of milk
And a bag of jelly snakes
The people in the café
All feared she’d explode
But she let out a monster burp
And landed on the road.
©Alan j Wright
Mavis had a little lamb
Then she ate some cakes
Some Cottage Pie
A jug of milk
And a bag of jelly snakes
The people in the café
All feared she’d explode
But she let out a monster burp
And landed on the road.
©Alan j Wright
From the Photo Archives:
Boy and his buddy on a board in Bali.
Boy and his buddy on a board in Bali.
November 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
From the Photo Archives:
Boy and his buddy on a board in Bali.
Boy and his buddy on a board in Bali.
The American electoral system presents as confusing, convoluted, and corrupted. It's also concerning how broken it is from an outside perspective and how the people accept it.
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The American electoral system presents as confusing, convoluted, and corrupted. It's also concerning how broken it is from an outside perspective and how the people accept it.
Have you noticed that our best moments as tourists frequently occur when we stumble upon something when in pursuit of something else?
November 8, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Have you noticed that our best moments as tourists frequently occur when we stumble upon something when in pursuit of something else?
The potential of writer’s craft to leap from the page and slap me in the face is something I embrace. Wake up, pay attention the words scream. Whether it’s character description, vivid depiction of a setting, or the way the writer challenges me to think about an issue or event. Always exciting.
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The potential of writer’s craft to leap from the page and slap me in the face is something I embrace. Wake up, pay attention the words scream. Whether it’s character description, vivid depiction of a setting, or the way the writer challenges me to think about an issue or event. Always exciting.
Reposted by Alan j Wright
It's POETRY FRIDAY and I have been engaging in some brisk walking. 'Solvitur Ambulando' is the result...
Check out my encounters.
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#poetryfriday #freeverse #solviturambulando
Check out my encounters.
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2025/11/solv...
#poetryfriday #freeverse #solviturambulando
Solvitur Ambulando Poem
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November 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It's POETRY FRIDAY and I have been engaging in some brisk walking. 'Solvitur Ambulando' is the result...
Check out my encounters.
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2025/11/solv...
#poetryfriday #freeverse #solviturambulando
Check out my encounters.
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2025/11/solv...
#poetryfriday #freeverse #solviturambulando
It's POETRY FRIDAY and I have been engaging in some brisk walking. 'Solvitur Ambulando' is the result...
Check out my encounters.
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2025/11/solv...
#poetryfriday #freeverse #solviturambulando
Check out my encounters.
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2025/11/solv...
#poetryfriday #freeverse #solviturambulando
Solvitur Ambulando Poem
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It's POETRY FRIDAY and I have been engaging in some brisk walking. 'Solvitur Ambulando' is the result...
Check out my encounters.
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2025/11/solv...
#poetryfriday #freeverse #solviturambulando
Check out my encounters.
alanjwrightpoetrypizzazz.blogspot.com/2025/11/solv...
#poetryfriday #freeverse #solviturambulando