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NaPoWriMo – Day Four

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Even though, it turns out I’m not going •
anywhere today. Again. Staying home…
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NaPoWriMo Day Three

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Thank You For These Groceries •
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I always cooked before, and •
then I stopped. Mostly stopped. •
I didn’t give up eating. •
Nor were there no bags •
of hopeful pasta, apples •
and good sharp cheese. •
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On Being Sick in Time of COVID-19

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Yes I was struck down by something last week. I’d gone off to a talk at the Clark (sorry guys) and driving home felt sort of punk. Chest feels rough, that weird head thing when you’re probably running a temp. … Continue reading →

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The Gettysburg Address

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

The Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in … Continue reading →

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September 11, 2019

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Mary Beth Frezon

REMEMBER 911, quilt by Mary Beth Frezon, 2001. Photo by Pearl Yee Wong of the Michigan State University Museum This is what I wrote as an early statement about this quilt: September 11, 2001 The phone rang. I watched my … Continue reading →

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