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2020: Blessing or curse?

Posted on December 29, 2020 by bethanymwallace

It’s much too easy to light a match, toss it over my shoulder with abandon, and watch 2020 burn.There’s enough… Read more 2020: Blessing or curse?

No tissues

Posted on August 16, 2018September 10, 2020 by bethanymwallace

“Mama, I thought you were leaving!” Maggie looked up from her short stack of wooden blocks where she crouched, smiling,… Read more No tissues

Gumberries

Posted on May 13, 2017 by bethanymwallace

My love for crimson clover started my senior year in college. I’d never really paid them much attention before then.… Read more Gumberries

2016 gift list

Posted on December 30, 2016December 30, 2016 by bethanymwallace

If I had a dollar for every cynical, ungrateful, and whiny social media post I’ve seen about 2016, I’d be covered in… Read more 2016 gift list

Grief, personified

Posted on October 15, 2015October 15, 2015 by bethanymwallace

Grief is nearly a person. He pulls up his small rickety wooden chair and sits quietly beside me. He is… Read more Grief, personified

Platitudes

Posted on October 9, 2015 by bethanymwallace

In memory of my friend Tara’s father, Jerry, who recently relocated to The High Resting Place, and in celebration of… Read more Platitudes

Walk and chalk

Posted on June 17, 2014 by bethanymwallace

“Walk. Chalk.” Each morning, as the hands on the clock tick and tock their way toward the number nine, Maggie’s… Read more Walk and chalk

Keep fishing

Posted on March 22, 2014 by bethanymwallace

There’s a reason so many old men sit down by the river after they retire for hours each day, staring… Read more Keep fishing

Choosing not to

Posted on December 3, 2013 by bethanymwallace

When my friend Bruce invited me to his concert next weekend, I was stoked—and then immediately felt totally bummed. His… Read more Choosing not to

The life I always wanted

Posted on August 10, 2013August 10, 2013 by bethanymwallace

  Tuesday didn’t seem extraordinary in any way. I woke up to the sound of my baby calling for Daddy.… Read more The life I always wanted

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