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A close-up of a Bird of Paradise flower that resembles a long-beaked bird’s head with bright orange & blue petals for a crest

descriptive | factual | poetry | education

Bird of Paradise

two free-verse acrostic…

Carolyn Hastings in the speech:ery

A colourful graphic of different sized, shaped and patterned fish swimming in the water.

Poetry | Free Speech

Aren’t We All Neurodiverse and Autistic?

I fear I may offend some

Carolyn Hastings in the speech:ery

This is FASD

Help Children Like Kiaria Live Their Best Life

5 Ways to Increase Awareness of FASD

Carolyn Hastings in the speech:ery

A clear glass elephant figurine being held in the palm of a hand against a black background.

Prillephant 🐘

the elephant that survived KonMari-mania

Carolyn Hastings in the speech:ery

A child’s drawing of a smiling sloth hanging upside down from a tree.

Poetry | Creativity | AI

Sloth Hanging From a Tree Beats ChatGPT

Etherees and fun facts…

Carolyn Hastings in the speech:ery

A person in blue jeans. brown boots and beanie sitting on the ground with their back against a brick wall. They have their feet on the ground and their knees up. Their arms are folded across their knees and their head is resting on their arms so their face is hidden.

This Happened To Him and Me

This Boy Is Being Abused

They refused to listen to my plea…

Carolyn Hastings in the speech:ery

Sheet of blank white paper hanging by a black peg on a string against grey background

What do I write?

The perennial problem of how to begin

Carolyn Hastings in the speech:ery

A grey-scale photo of the face and shoulder of a young woman with long, dark hair. Her face is turned to the right and she’s looking upwards.

Traumatic Brain Injury | Memoir | Poetry

In Humble Tribute to Mary Jane

Carolyn Hastings in the speech:ery

#WriteHere Prompt Week 4 | Them Not Me | Prose Poem

The Snake and the Kelpie

Carolyn Hastings in the speech:ery

A child wearing blue jeans lying on a beige couch and buried among beige-brown geometric-patterned cushions.

Raising Awareness of DLD 2022 💜

Growing with Developmental Language Disorder

These were the top 10 stories published by the speech:ery; you can also dive into yearly archives: 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

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