Entries by Bethany

Building a Boat

My dear friend Paul Marshall is giving a reading at the Freeland branch of Sno-Isle Libraries. I’m going! Event Type: Books and Authors Age Group(s): Adults Date: 2/1/2016 Start Time: 2:00 PM End Time: 3:00 PM Description: How was he to have known a simple question asked by an inquisitive young grandson would rekindle a […]

Save Twilight

“It would grieve me if despite all the liberties I allow myself, this took on the air of a collection. I never wanted butterflies pinned to a board; I’m looking for a poetic ecology, to observe myself and at times recognize myself in different worlds, in things that only the poems haven’t forgotten and have […]

Do We Ever Really Know Where We’re Going?

Yesterday I was sitting in my green chair, trying to work, texting my sister, wishing I had better hair — all the usual distractions, and (of course) not working. I wrote this text: I think I need a therapist. Then the phone rang. It was my friend M, who happens to be a therapist. Maybe […]