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Painting and living with spaces the size of a postage stamp
Why did I start this Lenten project of painting watercolors on paper a little bigger than a postage stamp? My dad said our room is the...

Beth Cusack
Mar 5, 20232 min read
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If this school worksheet were to be excavated 1000 years from now, what would it say about us?
This morning I noticed the same child’s school worksheet that I’d seen several times on our morning walk. No one claimed it. So, I took...

Beth Cusack
Oct 12, 20222 min read
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Jazz by Toni Morrison: Something with Raisins is Exquisite Narration
“And the City, in its own way, gets down for you, cooperates, smoothing its sidewalks, correcting its curbstones, offering you melons and...

Beth Cusack
Sep 22, 20221 min read
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The Leaves of a Book Can Give Us Wings to Fly
What do you do to encourage in the children in your life a love for reading? Many find it easy to read to our children when they’re...

Beth Cusack
Apr 2, 20222 min read
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Recognizing Slights of the Round Table
My Zoom Thought Exercise to Envision Diversity and Improve Communication You may find yourself on zoom to have any number of meetings....

Beth Cusack
Feb 15, 20223 min read
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Do We Treat Someone Like Neon?
neon signs contain noble gases hoping to float free into space This haiku is why I find that creative writing becomes a channel for me to...

Beth Cusack
Feb 14, 20223 min read
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Sculpture to Process the Emotion of Guilt
Guilt is shifty and slippery. It’s hard to put into words and explain. So today, I set out to do a sculpture to synthesize thoughts about...

Beth Cusack
Dec 11, 20213 min read
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Do or Be, Ant or Grasshopper? A reflection on my favorite Aesop's Fable
“The Ants and the Grasshopper” fable by Aesop resonates with me on many levels. http://read.gov/aesop/052.html I think that I relate to...

Beth Cusack
Nov 2, 20212 min read
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Why I Dropped Instagram but Kept Twitter
As an Artist I admit that I’m already missing the lovely visual appeal of Instagram. Some folks take it to the next level, mapping out...

Beth Cusack
Oct 13, 20213 min read
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Procrastination as Shadow and Light
put someday behind you and let it be the wind that sails you through now. My Nana kept a worn "When I get a Roundtuit" potholder for...

Beth Cusack
Sep 9, 20211 min read
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Writing to My Younger Self
I think I'll start doing this exercise daily for a few days. Today kicks off the first poem to my younger self. I didn't write this poem...

Beth Cusack
Jul 28, 20211 min read
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Making Handmade Books
The video below showcases the fifth handmade book I've made for friends and family. Reasons I enjoy doing this: Fun to pull poems...

Beth Cusack
May 28, 20211 min read
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Writing for Mental Health
I find that writing creatively and freely is what gives me a daily outlet to process subconsciously my emotions and thoughts,...

Beth Cusack
Apr 2, 20212 min read
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What keeps me writing? Tips that might help you too.
I've discovered what motivates me to write with passion. I enjoy collaborative writing. I take time daily to write poems inspired by the...

Beth Cusack
Mar 19, 20212 min read
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