Articles written by Carol Beason
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SPRING EQUINOX
I begin counting down the days to Spring Equinox the day after Winter Solstice, my favorite day of the year. We have more daylight hours each day even if we are unable to see it directly, just seconds, then minutes, then hours.... — Updated 3/21/2024
What to do?
Dearest One, It saddens me to address you in this manner but I don’t know what else to do. You do not listen to me. So, that being the case, I will have to let you know in writing that our relationship is over. I am done! I have r... — Updated 2/29/2024
Fritz Funkenbothum
Fritz Funkenbothum was a mess. He had moved to Florida, the land of perpetual sunshine, bugs, gnats, unbelievable humidity, swamps, marshes, and huge alligators, seven years ago after his breakup with Mitzy Dumbkin, a two timing... — Updated 2/1/2024
Writers Workshop
The Writers Workshop began as a non-credited course through the Community Colleges of Spokane Institute for Extended Learning. The course changed to the ACT 2 Program to encourage seniors over the age of 50 to participate in... — Updated 11/9/2023
Writer's Workshop
In desperation, I took a short cut through the alley, hoping to find shelter from the howling, blowing wind, and the bone chilling cold. The night is very dark and I am in a strange city. I’m afraid that the directions to the H... — Updated 11/2/2023
Writers Workshop
There’s a party going on in my back yard, and a good one too, from the looks of it. Seems like everyone is getting quite rowdy with the confetti of fall strewn everywhere. The Aspen tree is still a bit tipsy with its gorgeous, y... — Updated 10/12/2023
Writers Workshop
I begin counting down the days to Spring Equinox the day after Winter Solstice, my favorite day of the year. We have more daylight hours each day even if we are unable to see it directly, just seconds, then minutes, then hours.... — Updated 4/6/2023
THE CURE TO LONELINESS IS TO DECORATE ONE'S INNER HOUSE
Loneliness, just like other emotions, is a choice. It’s a message that I tell myself when I am feeling left out, or ill, or depressed, or hounded by dreary thoughts. All my own doing. Most of us are firm believers in the n... — Updated 10/13/2022
TELEMARKETERS AND SCAM ARTIST
I don’t know about you but telemarketer and scam calls set me on fire. That’s why I was probably the first one to sign up for the “Do Not Call” list. Well maybe not the first, but close. I have Caller ID so my answering machine... — Updated 9/2/2022
TELEMARKETERS AND SCAM ARTIST
I don’t know about you but telemarketer and scam calls set me on fire. That’s why I was probably the first one to sign up for the “Do Not Call” list. Well maybe not the first, but close. I have Caller ID so my answering machine... — Updated 9/2/2022
What would the wildflowers say?
What would the wildflowers say as their seeds lie germinating in the frozen earth, under the snow, waiting what seems like an eternity before fruition? Would they remain positive in their thoughts of the promise of Spring in a few... — Updated 12/16/2021
PICTURES
Pictures are reminders that this moment will never come again. We are frozen in time for that moment. We will never be here with each other exactly like this again. Collecting family photos has kept me connected since I left my... — Updated 8/5/2021
Rituals
I grew up with strong rituals, a set hour for bedtime and arising the next morning, three meals served much the same time each day, every day, home by 6:00 each evening. A day for laundry. A day for ironing, etc. Dependable,... — Updated 7/1/2021