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  • Thank You!

    Thank You!

    Last weekend the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) for Central Texas held their annual Austin Out of the Darkness Walk. This was the 6th walk that the Jay Walkers participated in, and it was one of the better walks I’ve attended in a while. (Hey, it’s hard to beat your first. Unless we’re talking…

  • The Potato

    “Can I just share a random story?” One of my oldest friends, her sister, and I were sitting around a restaurant somewhere in San Diego. They’d just made good choices when ordering, and I’d ummm added basil to mine and declared it “practically a salad.” Well, not aloud, of course, but my brain knows leafy…

  • A Eulogy from a Chosen Daughter

    I wrote her obituary… “A beautiful eulogy!” “I could tell you wrote it.” Those words… … an outline of a person. A collection of moments – of milestones. Not the person. Never the person. Not a eulogy. An obituary. This is a eulogy. Random memories. On August 28th, I lost my parent. She wasn’t related…

  • My New Bestfriend, Justin K. and Other Stories

    “How’s it going, cuz?” I picked up my phone and typed back some version of “good, not much going on” – my default response. I’m always some version of fine, good, or “well” if I’m being more grammatically correct. (Although, I would argue that somedays I am indeed “doing good” so don’t assume I mean…

  • It’s About a Dog

    A few thoughts have been flitting around my head. They’re not the best thoughts, nor the most insightful, nor even the most original. They’re simply my thoughts in this moment – in this time – perfectly ordinary from a perfectly ordinary person whose blog you’ve chosen to read (and for that I am grateful). The…

  • A Metaphor About a Rock

    Hubris told me that I could take any topic thrown my way and spin it into a story. “Beth, write a metaphor about a rock.” I paused on “metaphor,” brain fumbling – a metaphor about a rock. “My writing relies on anecdotes,” I weakly protested. That’s always my fall back – anecdotes or rants –…

  • The Occasional Storm

    It seems I never quite start a post at its beginning. You guys always get some sort of preamble, and well… today isn’t any different. I mean I hate to not be true to form. It would just be too confusing. I just gotta be me! So, here we go! My goal this year is…

  • The Jay Walkers – 2020

    On October 24th, over 37 family and friends walked on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. They walked up Mount Kaukau and Arthur’s Pass in New Zealand. They walked atop of the hill that is Sohara Park in Fukuoka, Japan – a place where battles were fought. They walked in Ohio, Tennessee, Massachusetts,…

  • Out of the Darkness Experience 2020 – Oct. 24th!

    To My Team & Everyone Else (I’m all inclusive like that!): The Central Texas Out of the Darkness Experience (aka the Walk) – “a journey of remembrance, hope, and support that unites our communities and provides an opportunity to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental illness have affected our lives and the lives…

  • Four Years, Two Months & a Handful of Days

    This is one of the rare posts that I’m not sharing on Social Media. I recognize that when I do, it’s with the intent to alert my family and friends that I’ve been writing again and I really need some “Likes” (watch The Social Dilemma on Netflix (it’s well-done) and then blame the platform developers…