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New way to look at death (and life)

08/28/2018 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

New way to look at death (and life)

This past weekend I went to a memorial service and I’m inspired to share something with you. You may be familiar with it since it was featured on NPR in June of 2005, but it was new to me – it is “Eulogy from a Physicist” by Aaron Freeman. Aaron Freeman lives in the Chicago area; I’ve known of him through his comedy and journalism. But I guess he is also a physicist. You may also want to check out “My Inner Particle” by Aaron Freeman, which appeared in Symmetry … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Aaron Freeman, All Things Considered, Death, death and thermodynamics, Ellen Wade Beals, Eulogy from a Physicist, Funeral planning, My Inner Particle, NPR, Photography, Physicist, Poetry, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Symmetry Magazine, Weighed Words

August days: My grandmother was a poet

08/12/2016 By Ellen Beals 7 Comments

August days: My grandmother was a poet

I haven’t been posting a lot but I have been thinking about life events and the end of life. I got a little crabby the other day. Is it the weather? Midsummer blues? Aging? Just impatience and frustration on my part? That’s what has been on my mind lately. One of my siblings is moving and came across these printed cards. They are poems written by my grandmother Bertha L. Wade. She lived to be well into her nineties. Almost all her children (including my father) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: ancestor's poetry, Bertha L. Wade, Death, dramatic poetry, Edna Saint Vincent Millay, Ellen Wade Beals, end of life, old poetry, Photography, Poetry, poetry about death, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Weighed Words

My first Black Friday

11/28/2014 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

My first Black Friday

Happy Black Friday. I’ve been mulling over this post; I don’t know why. Way back on the first of the month, Jim Daniel’s poem "Anthem" was featured on The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor. It’s a poem that makes me think of my father. Check it out here. Thanksgiving time makes me think of him too. My father died the day after Thanksgiving in 1966. So for my post today, I’m sharing the poem I made up about him, and how I miss him. It’s my way of commemorating … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Black Friday, Death, Ellen Wade Beals, Father, Poetry, Solace, Weighed Words

Tom Fiffer “A Measure of Understanding”

07/18/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

As many of you may have known (or guessed since I haven't updated the site in so long), I have been away on a vacation.  How to nice to be halfway around the world and know that someone is thinking of you.  That is what happened when I was in Thailand and received a note from Tom Fiffer. You may know Tom as TomAplomb (his blog). That's how I got to know him. Tom shares sentiments and insights and he was the first blogger to promote Solace in So Many Words. I encourage you to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: A Measure of Understanding, Anthology, Consolation, Death, Ellen Wade Beals, Insights, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, thanks, Tom Aplomb, Tom Fiffer, Weighed Words

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