Entries by Bethany

What I’m Thankful For

Since leaving my job–and a reliable income–behind me last June, I have been trying mightily to avoid buying more books. Okay, “mightily” is perhaps the wrong word. I still download books to my Nook, and I still buy a used book here and there…and I impulse-buy a book now and then. Of course poetry books […]

Tuesday Complaints

Here’s a poem by my friend Kathryn Johnson. It first appeared in the 2014 Crosscurrents, which is published annually by the Washington Community College Humanities Association (WCCHA). Tuesday Complaints “This is a first world problem.” -Reader quote from Real Simple No shoes To match this skirt, Half a day spent Packing away summer shorts and […]