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Belle da Costa Greene: A Woman of Two Worlds

Belle da Costa Greene: A Woman of Two Worlds

by MarianBeaman | Mar 14, 2025 | blog, book review, Coming of Age, Education, Novel writing, Novel writing, Quotations

In Honor of Women’s History Month 2025   Belle da Costa Greene, courtesy of J. P. Morgan Exhibitions   My Review In the lush world of literature and the arts, librarian Ms. Belle da Costa Greene rises along with the fortunes of New York financier and...
Should I Write a Novel?

Should I Write a Novel?

by MarianBeaman | Mar 5, 2025 | blog, book review, Coming of Age, Literature, Memory, Novel writing, Novel writing, Tips, Uncategorized

When I retired from college teaching, my colleagues gifted me with an illustrated Alice in Wonderland.      Last week when I pulled this book from the shelf, I flipped through the illustrations, focusing on the characters, especially the March Hare. Why?...
Oh My Gosh, the Wash!

Oh My Gosh, the Wash!

by MarianBeaman | Feb 5, 2025 | blog, Literature, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Quotations, Tips

How well I remember the sensation of the twin rubber rollers on the wringer of Mom’s white enamel washing machine pressing down hard on my young flesh from hand to lower arm—my screams—then Mom’s quick thrust, disengaging my arm from the wringer.     When I...
Rhapsody in Breeze

Rhapsody in Breeze

by MarianBeaman | Aug 28, 2024 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, meditation, Neighborhood / Environment, Quotations, Tips

Like a blushing bride, impeccable from head to toe and listening for the first strains of the Wedding March, works of art require just that: Work and time to re-work. Years ago, as a professor teaching English literature, I introduced students to examples of exquisite...
3 Miracles and a Cloudy Haiku

3 Miracles and a Cloudy Haiku

by MarianBeaman | Jul 10, 2024 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, meditation, Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized

Behold, some miracles!   SPEECH   Skills learned in early childhood become more difficult to acquire later on, says the research. It seems simple to teach preschoolers any language they hear. In fact, they can learn it often without a trace of an accent. Why...
Medical Musings and Playing with Words

Medical Musings and Playing with Words

by MarianBeaman | Dec 13, 2023 | blog, book review, Literature, meditation, Quotations, Uncategorized

Medical Musings and Playing with Words Mercifully, I’ve skated through more than seven decades of life with few aches and pains. Over the years, my sympathy for others has extended to sending get-well cards, making phone calls and hospital visits....
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