Author Archives: Mary Beth Frezon

Staying Local

As I tour around looking at things and for places to paint, I see lots of things. Some don’t register much, some get a ‘oh interesting’ sort of reaction and some get filed away in the ‘you should find out … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo – Day Thirty – The End

The last day of NaPoWriMo 2021 has come and gone. It’s always a bittersweet moment for everyone participating. Perhaps some feel relieved. Thirty days is a push when you are trying to write something everyday. Snatching something from the air … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo – Day Twenty-nine

I listened to Billy Collins talking and reading tonight. And then I listened to a whole lot of people reading a whole lotta poems in celebration of National Poetry Month – an event put on by the Academy of American … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-eight

Mom texts me to say she’s resting after gardening. she’s been out since eight turning soil filling and emptying the rusty old wheelbarrow scarfing around plants she put in early this year. Now resting happily. I put my feet into … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-Seven

To make up for yesterday’s late post, how about a super early one today? And triggered by the prompt given by NaPoWriMo! Woot! What’s not to like about a sorrow thusly: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows ringlorn adj. the wish … Continue reading →

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