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Sue Young Mar 10, 2023

My office this morning! Fun time with kids @ Patton Elementary. Thx to the Patton PTA and Texas Commission On The Arts for funding my shows. #bilingual #storyteller #songwriter

Sue Young Mar 8, 2023

https://www.kut.org/texasstandard/2023-03-07/blanton-museum-acquires-largest-private-collections-latino-chicano-art

Austin’s Blanton Museum acquires one of the largest private collections of Latino and Chicano art

Over 5,000 pieces are coming from Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores Garcia, two collectors with ties to UT.

KUT

Sue Young Feb 27, 2023

Hey #writingcommunity! Do you sometimes feel discouraged by all the unboxing videos, book deal and agent announcements? Does it feel like you’ll never get there? Here’s some help. https://courage.thewritingbarn.com/compare-despair-free-workshop/

Compare / Despair: A Free Courage to Create Workshop

Checkout page for Compare / Despair: A Free Courage to Create Workshop.

Sue Young Feb 18, 2023

Houston just covered part of its highway with a massive park - Fast Company https://apple.news/AK2zq3KnNSempFmUIEPVenQ

Houston just covered part of its highway with a massive park — Fast Company

A highway has bisected Houston’s Memorial Park since the 1950s. Now, a set of gently sloping land bridges lets both people and small animals cross over.

Sue Young Feb 11, 2023

Texas Observer Feb 10, 2023

From earlier this week: Money lost through #vouchers and charter schemes has already forced Arizona to slash its public school budget by $4.56 billion since 2009. Now the wealthy want to use the same playbook on #Texas students: https://www.texasobserver.org/voucher-program-arizona-privitization-public-schools-disabilities/

#education #schools #Disability #news #politics #USpol #TXlege

Pawns in the Voucher Scheme

Texas legislators seem to be following Arizona's playbook by exploiting disabled students in their efforts to privatize public schools.

The Texas Observer

Sue Young Jan 7, 2023

Gliding through the pool
Doubt and doom are washed away
All is fresh and new
#haiku #poetry
And that’s why I keep swimming laps, friends. Wishing you a lovely day.

Sue Young Jan 4, 2023

Y’all! If you live anywhere in Texas, you can borrow digital materials from the Houston Public Library. Audiobooks, ebooks, etc. I’m in Houston temporarily and they gave me a library card and everything. #librariesrock #TexasLibraries

Sue Young Dec 29, 2022

Good news for bay lovers! Nearly 700 frozen bats nursed back to health after surviving chilly weather - The Guardian https://apple.news/AU0O6RljVTvCFPZIZjxMvLw

Nearly 700 frozen bats nursed back to health after surviving chilly weather — Guardian US

In all, 1,544 bats were rescued around Houston, Texas, many having suffered ‘hypothermic shock’

Sue Young Dec 28, 2022

New strings and this girl SINGS.

Sue Young Dec 27, 2022

Powerful #stokelycarmichael exhibit at Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Photos, videos of speeches and Interviews.