Entries by Bethany

“What Do You Do?”

I want to reblog this wonderful post found on FRIDAVILLE. “What Do You Do?”. Especially, please, please, click on the link to the poem by Charles Bukowski. Perhaps it will speak to you the way it spoke to me this morning. Let me make it easier: Charles Bukowski, “The Laughing Heart”  

Me and My Distal Fibula

The universe has given me notice: Slow down or I will slow you down.  On Sunday, while at a retreat near Hood Canal, I slipped on a grassy hill and fell, twisting my ankle. I don’t see the orthopedic specialist until next week, but it is broken at least in one place and maybe more. I’m […]

Learning to Work

I recently read Theo Pauline Nestor’s Writing Is My Drink and I am happy to HIGHLY recommend it. Among other things, Nestor reminded me of a very important essay that my friend, Priscilla Long, made me read years ago when I was struggling to write my doctoral dissertation. Here’s a link to the article, from Nestor’s blog: […]