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Glimpse of solace: Heart of the matter

07/08/2014 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

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Yes, let’s

06/29/2014 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Happy June 29th –hope your summer is going well so far. Here in Chicago I know it’s summer because the weeds are taking off and the skeeters are back.  And it’s the season of the Cancer birthdays. Meanwhile this must be a bumper crop year for the cottonwood trees because the infernal cotton is still blowing around. My friend Rochelle Distelheim (whose story "The Kiss-Me-Quick" appeared here in January) has a story "Talking About the Tango"  posted June 25, 2014  in Ascent, … [Read more...]

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Glimpse of Solace: Po-Phos?

06/19/2014 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

I don't know if po-phos is a term, but it's what I'm calling these, which feature a visual image paired with text. Thanks for indulging me. Pick up the pieces and bloom again     What we need- roots and wings … [Read more...]

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Chicago is “lit”

06/06/2014 By Ellen Beals

This is one of Chicago’s big literary weekends with Printers Row Lit Fest on June 7-8. It’s the the 30th anniversary of this celebration of the written word and this year’s featured authors include James Patterson, Marlo Thomas, Walter Mosley and many, many more. NewCity announced its list of 50 Chicagoans who really book. Are you on the list? Maybe not, but it will give you some ideas for new books to read. The Guild Literary Complex threw a 25th birthday bash; one … [Read more...]

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Glimpse of Solace: Dandelion wishes and other pics

05/28/2014 By Ellen Beals 1 Comment

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