Entries by Bethany

Giving Thanks

Saying “thank you” hardly seems adequate. This morning I am feeling blessed by my generous friends. I am also thinking about Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, which I have been reading with my American literature students. Most of my students are really, really young, and it’s not an easy book for them. When I asked them to […]

Book Signing…and party

My college is throwing me a book party! Bethany Reid Book Signing May 22 English instructor Bethany Reid will read from her recently published poetry collection and sign copies of her book May 22 at Everett Community College. All employees are invited to the celebration from 4 to 6 p.m. May 22 at EvCC’s Nippon Business Institute, […]

Seek Calm

My 13-year-old has been doing art doodles. I have found her at our local elementary school playground drawing them in a notebook. She usually holes up in her bedroom to draw. At one of our homework dates recently she talked me into buying her a cool sketchbook and sharpies. I recently found this photo on […]