Writing
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Kent
One of the joys of having about five followers, especially when I don’t post on social media, is that I kind of get to do/say what I want on this site without much recourse. (Eye-rolling isn’t a recourse, Anna; it’s rude and hurtful.) Sorry about that! Anyway, WordPress and I are in a bit of…
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Odds & Ends
Hello! It’s me again. Beth. The Big Blue Mess. You know, the writer? (hah) Author? (HAH!) Rando with a keyboard and an internet connection, too much free time, and too much caffeine? (Ooh, that’s about right.) Anyway, you know—me. Well, it’s Sunday, and rather than doing the things I should be doing, I’m casting about…
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Flex Appeal
Poking around on my blog reminds me that I like writing. Weird, right? Anyway, I since I have some free time today, I decided “What the heck, I should write something that isn’t a ‘Hey guys, join the walk!’” (We have plenty of time for that.) And annoy David, who is truly the hero of…
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I’m Not Above Bribery
Look, I know. You’ve seen the posters (psst, last post). You’ve watched the reels. (You did do that, right?!?). You’ve read the post where I offered to write daily if someone donated $250 (Ok, no getting out of it, you definitely did that – I saw 7 of viewed it – I mean, I may…
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Once More Into the Breach
Oh hey! It’s me! Let’s go on a little ramble, you and I, because if there’s one absolute, indisputable truth in this world, it’s that you love it as much as I love writing it. (That’s what I’m telling myself at least, so play along, please and thank you.) I’ll start with… Every few days,…
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Finding Connection: Stories from a Museum Visit
Your Random Story from the Week Earlier this week I found myself sitting on a bench during the middle of the day at a natural history museum in Waco, Texas beneath the ever-watchful eye? empty orbs? of Stan, the replica T-Rex. I’d met the woman next to me briefly years before and figured catching up…
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My Roots
Real Talk at a Sonic Anna and I were discussing the Big Blue Mess – its roots and how it’s changed (grown? devolved?) over the decades. It was one of those Sonic fueled heart-to-hearts – the kind you have with a friend. At least I feel the chat was at a Sonic, because that feels…
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Storytelling, Burdens & Grief
So, you may have noticed (or not, it’s ok) that I went out, changed the look of my blog, announced it, and then let it sit. Is anyone really surprised by this? Yeah, me either. It’s kind of on point for my spotty writing over the last eight years. But today I decided to take…
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Storytelling
“My girlfriend’s sister asked why you keep throwing your balls underhand when you get them stuck in the trees.” A simple question. The Short answer: with A video! I’m not gonna lie, my knee-jerk response was, “Great question! Tell her to worry about herself.” I mean, I’ve been throwing these balls for a certain pup…
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Fresh paint
In 2004, with the help of my good friend Anna, I began sharing my stories/anecdotes/rants/ramblings/random thoughts on Blogger. Twenty years of me me-ing at you. Twenty years of up and downs and sideways. I’m going to confess – the old template bugged me from the jump. It was just meh, but a functional meh that…
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