Tag Archives: dothework

NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 1

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Mary Beth Frezon

Mom and I are having a busy week of appointments and such but tonight we listened to Ada Limon host three other poets: Kevin Young, Patricia Smith and Ilya Kaminsky and an actor, Crystal Dickinson reading from her newly released … Continue reading →

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One Good Thing EveryWhere EveryDay

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Mary Beth Frezon

In other words – pay attention to the small stuff and be prepared to be amazed. A leaf here, a bird there, and before you know it spring has sprung. If you hadn’t looked you might have missed the whole wonderful thing! Continue reading →

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Fixing the Mailbox

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

When I went out with my holiday cards, all zip-sorted and rubberbanded, I noticed that the rivet holding on the mailbox door on one side was gone.
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The Gettysburg Address

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. Continue reading →

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2023 Poetry Postcard Fest Thoughts

Posted on September 30, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

So thank you Group One and all my bonus card friends!
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