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Dicy McCullough
Dicy McCullough is a retired teacher and author of children's books. To learn more, check out her website at www.dicymcculloughbooks.Dicy Mccullough’s Books
Category Archives: blog
Favorite #199: Father’s Day
Guest Blog Post by Kelly Key This blog was generated by a discussion I had with my daughter, Kelly, about Father’s Day and fathers. One day many years ago Ben walked into the retail store I was working in, and … Continue reading
Posted in blog, Children, Inspirational, Memories, Uncategorized
Tagged children, Father's Day, love, respect, wives, www.dicymcculloughbooks.com
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Favorite #196: Mid-Winter Dulcimer Conference, Shelby, NC
Dulcimer Fun The Mid-Winter Dulcimer Conference in Shelby, NC, has come and gone, but memories of playing the mountain dulcimer and making new friendships will last forever. Even though it’s fairly easy to learn simple melodies on a dulcimer, those … Continue reading
Favorite #188: Valentine’s Day
A Day For Everyone For those in a relationship, Valentines’ can be one of the best days of the year. For those not in a relationship, it can be one of the worst days. Michelle Peterson found a way to enjoy this special … Continue reading
Favorite #182: Aspiring creative writer, Alicia Hartley
Alicia’s Guest Blog Earlier this summer I met a young lady named Alicia Hartley. Alicia moved from Hiddenite to Mt Ulla, NC and is now attending West Rowan High School. An aspiring writer, she reminds me of another West student who … Continue reading
Favorite #145: Mark Rockwell’s Tribute to his Dad
Love and Respect for a Dad Mark Rockwell and I became colleagues when he began teaching fourth grade at Mt Ulla Elementary School fifteen years ago. I was the music teacher at the time. After retiring, I lost contact with Mark … Continue reading
Favorite #140: Carolinas Writing Workshop
Writing, Networking and Fun As a writer it’s always refreshing and fun to spend time with other writers, networking and sharing ideas. Recently, I had the opportunity to attend the 2015 Carolinas Writing Workshop in Charlotte, NC, with Chuck Sambuchino as the presenter. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlotte, Chuck Sambuchino, dog trainers, Glenn Sherrill, Jessica Bell, NC, Train Play Live, Writing Day Workshops, Writing in a Nutshell, writing workshop, www.dicymcculloughbooks.com, www.dicymcculloughbooks.com/blog
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Favorite #139: Cool Springs Elementary School
Sharing Ideas A few weeks ago, Veronica Williams, the librarian at Cool Springs Elementary School in the Iredell-Statesville School System, invited me to share my children’s books and talk about writing. Although I live only thirty minutes from Cool Springs Elementary School, I had never been … Continue reading
Favorite #135: Teacher of the Year
A Time to Be Proud Some weeks it’s harder than others to find a favorite person, place or thing to write about. Although I had several choices for this week, I just couldn’t quite narrow down one. Some people would … Continue reading
Favorite #100: Blogger, Adrienne Smith
Educating and Helping Others After publishing my first children’s book in 2010, I was advised a smart career move would be to brand and promote my books through a website and a blog. The website was the easy part because my web designer did … Continue reading
Favorite #97: Author, Hope Clark
Guest Blogger and Friend, C. Hope Clark I first met Hope Clark when she was a clinician at a writing workshop I attended in Cleveland, NC, five years ago. Learning great tips from her about marketing and writing, since then, I follow her blog, subscribe to … Continue reading