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Make Something: Rainbow

April 27, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

We are a blended family with six children, ages nine to nineteen. Every other weekend, we are all together—eight people under one roof. Jim and I live in our home always […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Make Something: Contents of Pockets

April 5, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

Stepping away from the counter, we chose a table by the window and set down our drinks. Jim was just pulling out his chair when I instructed him to unload his […]

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Being Creative, Make Something 365

Make Something: Touch

February 24, 2014by bethnyland Leave a comment

as night bends to day lone bodies shift and stretch ’til his hand brushes hers

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Being Creative, Make Something 365, Poetry

Isolation

November 24, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 329 prompt: Isolation  once strained communication gave way to altercations they passed on reconciliation and selected separation but with months ‘til litigation neither wanting relocation they shared accommodations staying in […]

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Poetry

Long Distance

November 6, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 311 prompt: Hearts his body tosses in an east coast hotel room mine turns in our Midwest suburban bedroom brains forced to focus on matters in our midst hearts bound […]

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Poetry

Obligated

October 20, 2012by bethnyland 2 Comments

Day 294 prompt: Obligations the alarm announced her obligations rouse children feed cats serve breakfast pack lunches start laundry wash dishes walk dog she did it all smiling humming warmed by […]

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Poetry

Together?

September 22, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 266 prompt: Together (a haiku) they may co-pilot a minivan but that’s no proof of wedded bliss

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Poetry

Hands

September 20, 2012by bethnyland 2 Comments

Day 264 prompt: Hands they emerge plump and pink from the veil of white bubbles that whisper over her dinner dishes still for half a second then two rapid twitches scatter […]

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Poetry

Paradise Lost

September 15, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 259 prompt: Bliss do you ever reminisce about forever bliss so warmly promised with a public kiss? with things amiss some lose that bliss in a cold abyss of “I […]

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Poetry

Hope

August 7, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Drunken Daryl Likes to hit. Sally wishes She could split. But she’s in Vegas Far from home life. “Ain’t no family Sharin my wife.” You want romance? Just go on […]

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Poetry

Perfect Union

July 25, 2012by bethnyland Leave a comment

Day 207 prompt: Union a matrimony of equals each autonomous yet holding fast to one another for a delicious bond of shared existence ‘til the end of their days P B […]

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Poetry

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