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Speaking the Unspoken
Talking about suicide loss with strangers in unexpected places
Oct 13, 2023
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Veronica Beck
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September 2023
I can hardly wait to get away from my wife and kids
But not forever.
Sep 24, 2023
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Veronica Beck
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October 2022
The Art of Receiving
As I was reaching for my debit card at Molly Moon’s yesterday, the woman in line behind me and Etta tapped me on the shoulder. “I’d like to pay for your…
Oct 20, 2022
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Veronica Beck
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August 2022
Beautiful Mosaic
It starts in mid-May. I get moody, snappish. Kate asks “Are you mad at me?” No, I’m not mad at you. And yes I am, but only because I’m mad at everyone…
Aug 20, 2022
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Veronica Beck
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July 2022
It's Not About Me
A writer friend told me I was brave for publishing my writing. She said she could never do that, it was too scary. What if nobody liked what she wrote…
Jul 21, 2022
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Remembering Barbara
Thirty three years ago the world lost a brilliant writer, mathematician, linguist, and social justice champion.
Jul 18, 2022
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Veronica Beck
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Healing is Possible
I'm so grateful for therapy. These days I can almost immediately identify when something from the past is muddying up the emotional waters, and clear it…
Jul 15, 2022
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April 2022
This Changes Everything
A poem about being enough.
Apr 21, 2022
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Veronica Beck
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January 2022
Start Where I Am
I am all sorts of discombobulated. We recently finished a big house project that necessitated getting EVERYTHING out of three bedrooms — beds, dressers…
Jan 26, 2022
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November 2021
rainy day walk
i like to notice small things: whole worlds residing in a single drop
Nov 27, 2021
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Veronica Beck
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a prayer for wonder
once I worked for an old dying man whose window framed a stunning view:
Nov 22, 2021
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Veronica Beck
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July 2021
Big Rocks, Little Rocks, and Sand
A conversation with my daughter about time management and priorities via big rocks, little rocks, and sand.
Jul 27, 2021
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