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Archives for May 2013

Glimpse of Solace: Memorial Day

05/27/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Bleeding Heart Amid the rubble of demolition, where nothing else has survived, a bleeding heart grows, red blood dripping from delicate arcs. from Constance Vogel Adamkiewicz's poem "Bleeding Heart" in Solace in So Many Words Here's to remembering and honoring those that came before us . . .   … [Read more...]

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Pix from Vegas

05/21/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Tragedy is in the news and we're all hoping Oklahoma is okay once again. Here's a distraction for you: my photographs from Vegas. I didn't take many photographs because the tables beckoned but here are some. … [Read more...]

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Glimpse of Solace: Dandy

05/16/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

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Slice of Solace: Samuel Beckett

05/16/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." Samuel Beckett in Worstward Ho   Last night before turning in, I checked my Facebook page to find that writer Okla Elliot posted this quote.  I immediately wanted to post it here. I know I need a reminder to keep trying. Maybe you do too. … [Read more...]

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Two discoveries

05/16/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

This morning I opened my email to find a great deal. May is Short Story Month so Press 53 is having a special on its short story collections.  For 99 cents on Kindle, a number of titles are available. And if you order a printed book,  Press 53 will send it for free.  For more information, visit Press 53 on the web or go to the Kindle store. The other discovery is that a Facebook friend posted a link to an essay by Emily Rapp.  The title is "On Survivor's Guilt" and it may … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Ellen Wade Beals, Emily Rapp, Kindle, Press 53, Role/Reboot, Short Story Month, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Survivor's Guilt, Weighed Words

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