Publications

Writing has been a part of Sue Glasco's life since her freshman year at Anna-Jonesboro High School in Union County, Illinois. Much of her writing has been in letters, journals, and publicity releases for organizations she was helping to promote.  In addition to her pro bono writing, she also seriously tried to write as a part-time freelancer from 1966-71.   Despite the two-cents a word that she usually received, she was always pleased that she had an avocation that provided the family with a little extra income rather than a hobby that cost the family money.

During her children's busy growing-up years and her parents' growing feeble years, she put aside freelancing and concentrated on family.

Then she continued her career as an educator.  Writing was mostly limited to writing syllabi and work materials. (She calls her career as an educator haphazard since she has subbed in preschool through high school classrooms, taught in secondary and college classrooms, and finally worked six-and-a-half years in family literacy for Rend Lake College.)

Since retirement in July 1998, she spent one year slowing down and catching up with friends and family. Then she began to write to share family memories for future generations. That got interrupted for one year as she and her husband built a house and moved to a new home after 36 years at Pondside Farm.

After settling into their retirement home, she began writing again. In 2005, she published Down on the Farm: One American Family's Dream, a compilation of columns she originaly wrote from 1962-1966 telling the story of the family achieving their dream to become farmers in Southern Illinois.

Since then, she has continued publishing occasional short articles and a very infrequent poem. She began blogging and her twice-a-week blogs were published on Woodsong Notes, Amazon Author Page, Red Room, and Facebook. As she has aged and a daughter became more and more disabled, she now is more likely to blog twice a month. A favorite authors' site, Red Room, no longer exists but has been replaced by Green Room and Wattpad publication on the Internet in addition to the other hosts for her blog.

Sue says that for her to write is as necessary as breathing, and she has always drawn comfort from Madeleine L'Engle's assurance that it was all right to be a minor writer. In fact, Sue believes everyone's story has value. She has always urged students and friends to put their stories and thoughts into writing. Two-hundred years from now, descendants will cherish an ancestor's writing more than any best seller!

PARTIAL LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Newsletter of the Friends of the Union County Historical and Genealogical Society. September 2017.
"Makes Cemetery Come Alive." Reprint From 1954.
These Winter Months: The Late Orphan Project Anthology. Edited by Anne Born. The Backpack Press. 2016.
"Grieving Clyde and Kate."
Bicentennial Families of Johnson County Illinois. Vienna, Illinois: Johnson County Genealogical & Historical Society, 2012.
"Valentine Martin. Hannah Alice McCullough. T. Maxey Nichols."
"William F.G. Martin. Louisa Jane Craig."
"William Henry Martin. Sidney Frances Smith."
"William Robert Clyde Martin. Katherine Anna Rockenmeyer."
Trail News. February 2010.
"Illinois."
The Writer's Voice: Southern Illinois Writers Guild Anthology of Prose and Poetry. 2009.
"Tourist Treasures and Teasers."
Marion Living. March 2009.
"Back to Her Roots." (Photos by Gerald Glasco.)
Union County Writers Group Poetry and Prose. Volume 3. 2008.
"Open Car Windows and Green Spots"
The Writer's Voice: Southern Illinois Writers Guild Anthology of Prose and Poetry. Volume 7. 2008.
"Who was Chief Nowatta?: Did the Formans Stay in the Davie Home?"
The Writer's Voice: Southern Illinois Writers Guild Anthology of Prose and Poetry. Volume 6. 2008.
"Daniel S. Butrick: Living on in His Journal"
Good News Daily Devotional Guide. Apex: North Carolina: Ed Handkins Ministries. 2007.
"Good Times." "Desiring the Best." "Good Words: I Don't Know." "Satan's Lies Versus God's Delight." "Peddling the Gospel." "Blinded by Faith." "Abundant Sowing." (November 11-18 Devotions.)
Union County Writers Group: Anthology of Poetry and Prose. Volume Two. 2007.
"A One-Room School."

The Writer's Voice: Southern Illinois Writers Guild Anthology of Prose and Poetry. 2006. (Came out in 2007.)
"Winter Hay Ride."
The Saga of Southern Illinois.
"The Oldest Grandfather: William Glasco." April-June 2003.
"William Price Glasco: February 18,1816--December 20, 1894." July--September 2004.
"Oscar Isadore Martin: Sleepy Hollow to Anna Hospital." January-March 2006.
Springhouse
"The Dug Hill Booger." October 1992.
"Summer Riches" June 2002.
"Uncle Oscar--A Small Child's Friend." Winter 2003.
"Learning From the Older Generation." Spring 2003.
"Five Most Influential Books." February 2007.
"Winstead Davie, Pioneer of Union County." Vol. 24 No.4
2007.
"Brazilla and Mahala Silkwood Still Inspire." Vol.26 No.4 2009.
Happiness.
"Concentrate on the Other Person." March 20-26, 2004.
"Loving Acts." April 9-15, 2005.
"Overlooked Blessings." July 16-22, 2005.
"Love Can't Be Confined." March 3-9,2007.
"Watching Martins Is a Family Tradition." March 8-14, 2008. Gerald Glasco provided photo.
"Persistence Pays." Nov. 1-7, 2008.
Senior Views. November 6, 2006.
"Family history for future generations."
Harvest of Words: Union County Writers Group Anthology of Poetry & Prose. Autumn 2006.
"Watching Martins"
The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois Newsletter. 12 February 2006.
"Priscilla Silkwood and the Trail of Tears."
Stories and Poems. Southern Illinois Writers Guild Anthology:
"Illinois is a Long State." 2002.
"Adjusting to Change. " 2003.
"Things Are Ducky on Swallow Lake." 2004.
The Writer's Voice.
Monthly article. 2000. 2001. 2002. 2003. (Most of these articles were also sent to area newspapers.)
"Literacy Vital for Successful Democracy and for Writers' Wellbeing." February 2006.
Eastern Recorder.
"Pondside Reflections." Column. 1998-99.
Conference Proceedings 17th Annual IACEA Conference.
"Never Mind Mr. Rogers: Explore Your Own Neighborhood." 1996.
Mature Living.
"Fall Cleaning Reflections." September 1996.
Franklin County Press and Christopher Progress.
"Reading Program Helps GED Students." Spring. 1994.
Rend Lake College Literacy Newsletter.
"How to Read to Your Child." Spring 1992.
Connections.
"Marilyn Blatter." Spring 1991.
Communique.
"Writers Guild." Winter 1991.
Sunshine.
"Appreciating Life's Contrasts." August 1969.
"Label or Lock." June 1986. (Saw years later on some website.)
The Southern Illinoisan. (Correspondent.) 1985-86.
Village News Column. 43 columns.
Feature Stories, News Stories, Photographs. 42 articles.
Baptist Bulletin Service. (Southern Baptist Convention.)
"The Burly Man." June 19, 1983.
"Christians Sometimes Forget." September 30, 1984.
"Thanks for the Dog Food." December 16, 1984.
Jobs for Writers: A Complete Guide to Freelance Writing. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books.
Reprint of "Teaching High School Journalism," 1980.
Reprint of "Teaching High School Journalism," Paperback edition, 1984.
Writer's Digest.
"Teaching High School Journalism." October 1970.
Home Life. (Southern Baptist Sunday School Board.)
"The Book They Enjoy Most." March 1969.
"Are You a Hung-Up Homemaker?" January 1971.
Illinois Baptist.
"Can You Read Well?" (Training Union Column.) 1952.
"What Training Union Has Meant to Me." (Training Union Column.) 1953.
Releases about state Baptist Student Union: 1954- 55.
"To Fill an Empty Nest." April 17, 1968.
"A Woman's View." 13-week column assignment. Spring 1971.
Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine.
"Ask Me No Questions." June 3, 1971.
Today's Christian Mother (The Standard Publishing Company).
"Winter's Coming On." Autumn 1970.
"When Baby Makes Three." Spring 1971.
"Stewards of Summer." Summer 1973.
The Christian Mother (Original name of Today's Christian Mother).
"A Husband's Praise." October, November, December 1967
"Samplers Made Sense." April, May, June 1969.
The Friend. (Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints).
"Doll Sized Chest of Drawers." Craft idea. December 197l.
Grit:
"Bright Saying." May 2, 197l.

Junior Hi Challenge (Church of God Publishing Company).
"What About Boys?" May 2, 1971.
Senior Hi Challenge (Church of God Publishing Company).
"Too Soon in Love." February 11, 1973.
Living With Children (Baptist Sunday School Board):
"Let Me Explain." October, November, December 1967.
“Try the Sick Toy Box Idea." April, May, June 1968.
"Baby's First Christmas." October, November, December 1968.
"Family Rituals." October, November, December 1969.
"Safe and Sound for Summer." July, August, September 1970.
Arkansas Baptist Newsmagazine:
"Ask Me No Questions." June 3, 1971.
Prairie Farmer.
“Your Chance to Speak Column." 1971.
Farm Journal.
Idea bought for use in reader response article. May 1969.
Arkansas-Democrat Sunday Supplement.
“Freezer Fun." September 6, 1967.
Gazette-Patriot (Carrollton, IL), Register Republican (White Hall, IL), Daily Spokesman (Herrin, IL).
"Just a Housewife" and "A Widening Circle." Weekly Feature column.
1962-1966.
Williamson County Farm Bureau News.
"Life on the Farm." June 20, 1964.
Carbondale Herald.
“New SIU Library." 1955
The Southern Illinoisan.
"Tombstones Are His Key to History." February 28, 1954.
Editor asked to use article a “Letter o the Editor.

Word and Way.
"Can You Read Well?" Reprinted from Illinois Baptist, October 8, 1953.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
"Native Nifties." Anecdote sold to weekly feature in Sunday magazine. October 26, 1952.
Poetry
These Summer Months: The Late Orphan Project Anthology. Edited by Anne Born. The Backpack Press. 2017.
“Gone.”
Illinois Trails--Jefferson County Site. Also on my website.
"Elizabeth (Martin) Martin." May 2005.
Radio Free Boskeydell.
"Steve Bartman." 2004.
Stories and Poems. (Southern Illinois Writers Guild Anthology):
"Circles of Lace." 2002.
"Worms, Wishes, and Wading Pools." 2002.
"Pain." 2003.
"Moment in Concrete." 2003.
"Full Moon." 2003.
"His Rose." 2003.
Poems by Adolescents and Adults: A Thematic Collection for Middle School and High School. National Council of Teachers of English.
"Moon and Stars." 2002.
The English Journal.
"Moon and Stars." October 1993.
Gazette-Democrat. Memorial Poem to Ada Glasco. 1977.
Histories
History of Goreville Baptist Church. 1972.
A Centennial History of Center Baptist Church. 1981.
Books
Family Literacy Volunteer Handbook. (Co-authored.) Rend Lake College: Ready for
Reading Literacy Program, 1994.
Down on the Farm: One American Family's Dream. Publish America, 2005.
Fiction
The Writer's Voice Annual 2005. Southern Illinois Writers Guild Anthology.
"Life's Complicated."
Stories and Poems. Southern Illinois Writers Guild Anthology.
“Love Is Always Welcome." 2002.
"Going Home." 2003.
Working for Boys
"Gerry's Million Dollar Smile." September 1971
“A Doughnut and Banana Mother." Christmas 1973.

Newsletters Written By Sue
Martin City News. Annual family reunion newsletter, 1995 and 1996. 1998, 1999, 2000.
West Franklin Family Partnership Newsletter. January, February, March, April 1994 and 1995. Expanded to six issues 1995-96.
Southern Illinois Writers Guild Newsletter. Monthly. 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994.
Woody's World. Mimeographed newsletter for college dormitory. Organized and acted as sponsor while serving as resident fellow. 1955.
The Tie. Mimeographed quarterly newsletter for Young People's Class of Jonesboro Baptist Church, 1954.
Other Writing
Wrote and directed Christmas play for adults and children. Produced at Center Baptist Church. December 1998.
Numerous skits written as needed in Vacation Bible School or other children's work.
Ten themed preschool activities for story kits given to parents in four counties serviced by the Rend Lake College literacy program. 1994-95
One printed article in literacy workshop that I was not given.
Worked with contemporary Christian singer writing news releases and PR material. 1985-87.
Worked on The Egyptian staff while at Southern Illinois University. 1951-55. Managing editor in summer of 1953. Contributed to a journalism newletter also.
Co-edited booklet Religion in Action at Southern Illinois University. 1955.
As summer student worker at Anna State Hospital wrote series of radio programs and also many news releases that appeared in area and Saint Louis newspapers. Also worked on hospital in-house newsletter The Journalette. Summer 1954.
Worked as student worker in Southern Illinois University press service and had many news releases published in area newspapers. Two quarters, 1954.
Worked on high school newspaper A-J Scratches and 1951 An-Jo-Co-Hi annual.