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Resolution

01/01/2016 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Resolution I’m going to pink therapy. Later, I’ll see about red care. I’m going to trim all my ego’s hangnails and perfume that space above the soft palate, just behind my uvula. I’m going to have all the hackles on my spine aligned and I’ve made an appointment to have each problem plucked from that very last nerve. And just temporarily, to see whether I’d like it, I’m having my synapses dyed a pleasant color, robin’s egg or eggplant. And just … [Read more...]

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Year-end news: Boyle, Meno, Levine, Somlo, Cleary, Newman

12/31/2015 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Hey there. Hope your Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/Festivus was wonderful. The end of the year always brings out the "best of" lists. Solace in So Many Words contributors made a few of these T. C. Boyle’s novel The Harder They Come was named the best novel (700 pages or shorter) by Newsweek.  It was also named one of the best books of the year by The Express, by the San Francisco Chronicle, and other publications.  Also this year, T. C. Boyle  served as guest editor for The … [Read more...]

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Glimpse of solace: Five apples

12/14/2015 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

These beauties were in a holiday gift basket.  Hope your Monday is as good as an apple.   … [Read more...]

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Glimpse of solace: Tis the season

12/04/2015 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Does the news these days make you want to lose it? Me too. And like the other week when I posted after the Paris terrorism, I really don't have anything brilliant to add to the discussion. Too many people are quick to chime in but their comments don't add anything to the situation. I'll tell you one thing. And this is not earth-shattering but I hope it makes you feel better. I have been doing Classical Stretch with Miranda Esmonde -White and my favorite routine is the … [Read more...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

11/26/2015 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving.  Thanks for reading and making my wishes come true. Hope today you get the bigger piece of the wishbone.   With GRATITUDE, peace, love, and solace … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, appreciation, Ellen Wade Beals, gratitude, Photography, Poetry, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving thanks, Weighed Words, wishbone

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