The Pyrenees---Southern France

The Pyrenees---Southern France

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Sioux... A Real Character

More than half a century ago, I was born. My birth mother named me Margaret. (I could see myself as Maggie.) My parents named me Susan. When I was 13, I took on the name Sioux... When I was in my 40s, I legally changed my name.

 I was a real character. I shunned the popular fashion choices. I railed against authority. Of course, some of it was due to me being a teenager.

 Recently a piece of mine was chosen to be published in NCTE's journal. My letter to a former teacher will appear in the 2019 fall edition of the National Council of Teachers of English journal.

 If you'd like to read a little more about me as a teenager, along with finding out how my teacher reacted to the news, check out my blog on The Muffin. 
This is me as a high school senior.
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5 comments:

  1. Lisa Ricard ClaroJanuary 31, 2019 at 8:12 AM

    Congratulations! And yes, I'd love to read more about you as a teenager! (Was that even a real question?) And what a great lead-in this is to the Muffin piece, because I'm heading that direction NOW.

    P.S. I don't see you as a Margaret either, but you could definitely pull off Maggie if you wanted to. But I think Sioux is just perfect.

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  2. Linda O'ConnellJanuary 31, 2019 at 9:50 AM

    Loved the piece you wrote for The Muffin. Readers always like to learn more about authors. Thanks for sharing. Congratulations, Sioux.

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  3. loonyhikerFebruary 1, 2019 at 2:05 AM

    Congratulations! I loved your Muffin piece! It is amazing how we thought people were old at a certain age when we were young. Then when we get to be older than that age, we think how young people are! LOL

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  4. Cathy C. HallFebruary 2, 2019 at 7:32 AM

    AT 13, you decided on Sioux. That's something right there! Off to read about the rest of your teen years *but can you really top that? :-)

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  5. Pat WahlerFebruary 6, 2019 at 5:40 PM

    Congratulations, Sioux! Now I'm off to read your Muffin story.

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