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April the First – Day One NaPoWriMo

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

I’ll be sending off poems on postcards this April but I’ll still be posting a poem a day here. That’s the plan! So here’s the official start. the tears start up and so fly up the hands the northern palm … Continue reading →

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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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Monday Sun-Day

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Was out early today, getting the Prius Prime’s 10K checkup. They say it’s totally one hundred percent good. I say, I have some questions… LOL but anyway after that, the sun came out. No clouds but still – sun. So … Continue reading →

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Thursday: Snow, Wind and Clouds

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

After a howling windy night and a mixed-precip morning, I went to do a little cloud-chasing, taking the southern route home over county 28. That landed me close enough to Ooms, so I sat there awhile and did a sketch … Continue reading →

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Ah HA! The Job of the Artist

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

I started reading “No Time to Spare” by Ursula K. LeGuin and what a read it is. A blurb on the back by New York Times Book Reviewer Melissa Febos promised “The pages sparkle with lines that make a reader … Continue reading →

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