# rae (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover rae. Page: Feed: --- ## [Sentence Intensive #3](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/sentence-intensive-3-f54) _2026-08-19 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ Lost and Found by Kathryn Schulz ## [Free Craft Class: The Power of Imagery](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/free-craft-class-the-power-of-imagery) _2026-08-18 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ Because an image suggests so much more that isn't on the page ## [Sentence Intensive Day 2](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/sentence-intensive-day-2) _2026-08-18 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ "Little White Sister," by Melanie Rae Thon from the collection First, Body ## [Sentence Intensive Day 1](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/sentence-intensive-day-1) _2026-08-17 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien ## [Swimming in Style in August--Video](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/swimming-in-style-in-august-video-382) _2026-08-16 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ "Necessary Angels," by Melanie Rae Thon ## [The Coils of her Sorrow](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/the-coils-of-her-sorrow) _2026-08-15 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo, translated by Douglas J. Weatherford ## [Swimming in Style in August-Zoom Link](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/swimming-in-style-in-august-zoom-a75) _2026-08-14 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ "Necessary Angels" by Melanie Rae Thon ## [More Stunningness on the Way!](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/more-stunningness-on-the-way) _2026-08-12 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ Swimming in Style AND Sentence Intensive! ## [Where Moral Authority Begins](https://raecline.substack.com/p/where-moral-authority-begins) _2026-08-09 · Rae Cline · OPENINGS_ Part I: Beloved by Toni Morrison ## [Your Eleven-Year-Old Self](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/your-eleven-year-old-self) _2026-08-08 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ "First, Body," by Melanie Rae Thon from the collection, First, Body ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/q3pcDJ4wSF60) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [In conversation with Nina Schuyler](https://ninaschuyler.substack.com/p/in-conversation-with-nina-schuyler) _2026-08-07 · Nina Schuyler · Stunning Sentences_ A recording from Nina Schuyler and Julie Gabrielli's live video [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210270137/55b137127a86ba9a4bbea66c5a3affbe.mp3) ## [BOMB: Issue 176, THE BROOKLYN RAIL: July/Aug '26, THE PARIS REVIEW: Summer '26 & ONE STORY: "Monarch"](https://raecline.substack.com/p/bomb-issue-176-brooklyn-rail-julyaug) _2026-08-02 · Rae Cline · OPENINGS_ OPENINGS: Where Stories Connect ## [NOON: 2026, HIGH LONESOME, BONE BLACK, HIDDEN RIVER AND CONFUSE THE WIND](https://raecline.substack.com/p/noon-2026-high-lonesome-bone-black) _2026-07-24 · Rae Cline · OPENINGS_ OPENINGS: Where Stories Connect ## [The Hollis Chapman Show: Precious Ugly, Domestic Violence and the Resilience of Girls](https://raecline.substack.com/p/the-hollis-chapman-show-precious) _2026-07-20 · Rae Cline · OPENINGS_ How does a child survive terrible circumstances? ## [Ghosts of the Gipper: Making America Sick Again](https://raecline.substack.com/p/ghosts-of-the-gipper-making-america) _2026-07-19 · Rae Cline · OPENINGS_ Every presidency leaves something behind ## [She lay back in the water again...](https://raecline.substack.com/p/she-lay-back-in-the-water-again) _2026-06-06 · Rae Cline · OPENINGS_ PRECIOUS UGLY ## [God had taken all the warmth of the earth...](https://raecline.substack.com/p/god-had-taken-all-the-warmth-of-the) _2026-06-04 · Rae Cline · OPENINGS_ PRECIOUS UGLY ## [WAITING ON A FRIEND by Natalie Adler](https://raecline.substack.com/p/waiting-on-a-friend-by-natalie-adler) _2026-05-26 · Rae Cline · OPENINGS_ Hogarth ## [THE FEAR OF 13 with Adrien Brody and Tessa Thompson](https://raecline.substack.com/p/the-fear-of-thirteen-with-adrien) _2026-05-25 · Rae Cline · OPENINGS_ James Earl Jones Theatre, NYC ## [THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Hurston](https://raecline.substack.com/p/their-eyes-were-watching-god-by-zora) _2026-05-22 · Rae Cline · OPENINGS_ Storytime with Sophi ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kaqxvRj167QE) _2026-05-22 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [Peter Brawley 1903-1972](https://shakingthebranches.com/2026/04/12/peter-brawley-1903-1972/) _2026-04-12 · Shaking The Branches · Shaking The Branches_ Peter Brawley was born on 9 January 1903 in Newmains, Lanarkshire. He was born in the family home at 12 Manse Road, the 7th child of Peter Brawley and Catherine Keenan. 7 seems like a lot of kids but Peter was the middle child. Catherine and Peter had 13 children born between 1891 and 1916. … Continue reading Peter Brawley 1903-1972 ## [Brawley FC](https://shakingthebranches.com/2026/01/25/brawley-fc/) _2026-01-25 · Shaking The Branches · Shaking The Branches_ I have been looking for evidence of a football team made up wholly of members of the Brawley family. My mum told me about it and I even found an article mentioning it but I had no idea when it happened or who was involved. Could it just be another family myth passed down through … Continue reading Brawley FC ## [A Bunch Of Trouble – John Helferty](https://shakingthebranches.com/2026/01/11/a-bunch-of-trouble-john-helferty/) _2026-01-11 · Shaking The Branches · Shaking The Branches_ John Helferty or Helferty is my 1st cousin 3x removed on my maternal granny’s side. He and my great granny Sarah Helferty were full cousins. That branch of the family, the Greenock Helfertys, were well known to the courts. There are several mentions of the family in the local papers. The article above is from … Continue reading A Bunch Of Trouble – John Helferty ## [A Strong Woman – Ann Symington 1832-1909](https://shakingthebranches.com/2026/01/07/a-strong-woman-ann-symington-1832-1909/) _2026-01-07 · Shaking The Branches · Shaking The Branches_ Time I think to get back to the paternal side of the family and to my great, great, great grandmother Ann Symington. Family Tree Maker allows me to create family charts. I don’t use it often enough. However, I thought it might be useful to see how the family line works. Ann Symington was born … Continue reading A Strong Woman – Ann Symington 1832-1909 ## [A Winning Team](https://shakingthebranches.com/2025/11/22/a-winning-team/) _2025-11-22 · Shaking The Branches · Shaking The Branches_ Football Fever has gripped Scotland this week, with the national team qualifying for the World Cup for the first time in 28 years. Such was the excitement and celebration at the game against Denmark on Tuesday that mild earthquakes were felt! Football is very much part of the Brawley family history. Searching through the British … Continue reading A Winning Team ## [A Day Out In Dundee](https://shakingthebranches.com/2025/10/02/a-day-out-in-dundee/) _2025-10-02 · Shaking The Branches · Shaking The Branches_ I haven’t spent a lot of time on my family tree recently. It is fantastic that there are so many online resources available but there are times when I just don’t feel like sitting looking at a screen. It is my intention to visit more of the places linked to my family history. Last week … Continue reading A Day Out In Dundee ## [A Visit To Furnace Row](https://shakingthebranches.com/2025/06/22/a-visit-to-furnace-row/) _2025-06-22 · Shaking The Branches · Shaking The Branches_ If you have visited my blog before you may well have seen this photograph. This is Burnside Row, Newmains which was more commonly known as Furnace Row. It is here that so many of my family were born, lived and died. The photo was taken around 1910 and shows a row of houses which were … Continue reading A Visit To Furnace Row [Listen](http://videos.files.wordpress.com/GeA2gNE5/my_edit_render-1.mp4) ## [05-25: but just give it time](https://localcolour.substack.com/p/05-25-but-just-give-it-time) _2025-06-14 · Mel Zaini · ♡ local colour ♡_ song on repeat: Ain't It Fun by Paramore ## [Another Brawley Photo Find – Can You Identify?](https://shakingthebranches.com/2025/06/06/another-brawley-photo-find-can-you-identify/) _2025-06-06 · Shaking The Branches · Shaking The Branches_ The above photograph was donated to North Lanarkshire Libraries and is part of a collection of photos of old Newmains that is available for viewing in Newmains library. I immediately recognised the background as the old St Brigid’s School/Church which is now the Parish Hall. Fortunately whoever donated the picture added some information to the … Continue reading Another Brawley Photo Find – Can… ## [04-25: the night could last forever](https://localcolour.substack.com/p/04-25-the-night-could-last-forever) _2025-05-13 · Mel Zaini · ♡ local colour ♡_ song on repeat: After Hours by The Velvet Underground ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1nYa5UaVrzgW) _2025-05-13 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [My Great Uncle James Brawley 1891-1956](https://shakingthebranches.com/2025/05/11/james/) _2025-05-11 · Shaking The Branches · Shaking The Branches_ I have written about my great uncle James Brawley before in a short post but I discovered a newspaper article about him that’s really interesting so I thought it worth updating. My maternal grandfather Hugh was one of 12 children born to Daniel Brawley and Ellen Keenan between 1887 and 1908. He was actually child … Continue reading My Great Uncle James Brawley 1891-1956 ## [Hugh and Daniel Brawley](https://shakingthebranches.com/2025/05/04/hugh-and-daniel-brawley/) _2025-05-04 · Shaking The Branches · Shaking The Branches_ Today is the 4th of May. 102 years since my uncle Dan was born and 57 years since my grandfather Hugh died. I never got to meet my grandfather as he died before I was born and while I didn’t see a lot of my uncle Dan, as he lived in England and we were … Continue reading Hugh and Daniel Brawley ## [02&03-25: i fell in love again, all things go, all things go](https://localcolour.substack.com/p/02-and-03-25-i-fell-in-love-again) _2025-04-01 · Mel Zaini · ♡ local colour ♡_ song on repeat: Chicago by Sufjan Stevens ## [01-25: then help me with the crossword in the mornings](https://localcolour.substack.com/p/01-25-then-help-me-with-the-crossword) _2025-02-13 · Mel Zaini · ♡ local colour ♡_ song on repeat: Ankles by Lucy Dacus ## [12-24: leave a light on for yourself](https://localcolour.substack.com/p/12-24-leave-a-light-on-for-yourself) _2025-01-11 · Mel Zaini · ♡ local colour ♡_ song on repeat: Coming Home Song by Sammy Rae & The Friends ## [11-24: and if we keep going by the feeling, we can get by](https://localcolour.substack.com/p/11-24-and-if-we-keep-going-by-the) _2024-11-30 · Mel Zaini · ♡ local colour ♡_ song on repeat: Inconsolable by Katie Gavin ## [10-24: and you'll help me unpack them](https://localcolour.substack.com/p/10-24-and-youll-help-me-unpack-them) _2024-11-11 · Mel Zaini · ♡ local colour ♡_ song on repeat: Nothing To Be Scared Of by Kacey Musgraves ## [09-24: i promise you it'll all make sense again](https://localcolour.substack.com/p/09-24-i-promise-you-itll-all-make) _2024-10-29 · Mel Zaini · ♡ local colour ♡_ song on repeat: Secret For The Mad by dodie ## [08-24: august, honey, you were mine](https://localcolour.substack.com/p/08-24-august-honey-you-were-mine) _2024-09-03 · Mel Zaini · ♡ local colour ♡_ song on repeat: August by flipturn