Posted on September 16, 2014
by bethanymwallace
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*One of my students, Jared Tickner, in Comp II this semester gave me permission to share this essay with all of you. This is his first essay for the semester; I read it after reading a stack of other essays that were good essays… Continue Reading “The golden ticket essay”
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Posted on February 28, 2013
by bethanymwallace
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I’m very thankful to the guest writers who participated in the “28 days of love” project this month. It’s been inspiring to read about the various ways love and gratitude coincide in so many very different people’s lives. I had guest writers lined up… Continue Reading “Day 28–The best he could”
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Category: gratitudeTags: 12-step recovery programs, 28 days of love project, addiction, alcoholism, amends, Andrea Hollander Budy, child support, dad, daddy, drug addiction, family, father, father-daughter relationship, flowers, forgiveness, gifts, grateful, gratitude, love, making amends, mother, Peter Abbs, poems, poetry, prison, recovery, relationships, roses, siblings, softball, thankful, the best he could