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Some Words are Worth a Thousand Pictures*

By Melissa Beck *This post first appeared on Melissa’s blog, thebookbindersdaughter.com What a difference a day makes. Isn’t that how the song goes? On July 1st I was in the garden reading poetry, lots and lots of poetry and Esther Kinsky’s book Grove which is newly translated into English by Caroline Schmidt and thinking aboutContinue reading “Some Words are Worth a Thousand Pictures*”

Becoming Fearless

One of my college roommates passed away the week before Christmas. So did my grandmother. And oh, in the middle of that week, I had to have a biopsy because of a “suspicious” mammogram. (Thankfully, the girls are fine. PSA: Get yours checked.) Not my most favorite week ever. Then again, the last few yearsContinue reading “Becoming Fearless”