Let the Boys Do That: Reprise

A reprise to the 2020 poem “Let the Boys Do That”; or: A poem for my Love

A reprise to the 2020 poem “Let the Boys Do That”; or: A poem for my Love

First off, I owe you an apology. It was evening of the second Monday of this month. I laid my book down, turned off the lights, and had a terrible epiphany: I forgot this month’s Grammar with Beth article. The way my schedule worked out, I was not able to get it written in a …
Let me tell you a story about what’s been happening in my life recently. This story begins a long time ago, when I was a little girl. Really, though, the most important background information you need to know is that I always was incredibly shy. I suffered from timidity, and, starting in fifth grade, I …
Words. Such common things. We use them all the time, even sometimes when we’re asleep. We have words in abundance, sometimes in an overabundance–yet they are still so valuable. Have you ever thought about what separates great authors from bad ones? I think part of it comes from the author’s ability to manipulate words. Bad …