Monthly Archives: January 2017

Doing the Work

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Mary Beth Frezon

I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go. — Langston Hughes Continue reading →

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Proud and Humbled

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Mary Beth Frezon

I am at work today. I am with -in spirit- my friends across the world who are marching with thousands of other folks – for women’s rights, for justice and equality for everyone. I’ve said numerous times in the past … Continue reading →

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Twitter anyone?

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Mary Beth Frezon

I am always looking to see what User Number people are when they’re on Twitter. I got in fairly early, March 2007, just as the membership curve leapt upward and I’m perhaps unjustifiably proud that my Twitter number is 2,720,811 … Continue reading →

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Why Poetry, Why Now

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Mary Beth Frezon

A great nation should make great poetry. Like so many artists and musicians and writers and poets before him—and so many that came after him—Robert Frost wasn’t afraid to say his piece or speak truth to power. He wasn’t afraid … Continue reading →

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Helpful Life Hints: How To Respond To Art You Don’t Like

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Mary Beth Frezon

I think anyone who has ever made anything has had someone, sometime, make some flip, off-handedly bashing comment about it. Not always to the maker directly, not even considering that they or someone they know might be nearby to hear … Continue reading →

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