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New essay up at Pigeon Pages: “Roadmap to a Fire”

on February 24, 2020October 16, 2020 By Ashley Bethard

"What happens when we juxtapose? Do the unrelated become related based on their placement? Do they share energy, tossing it back and forth, creating a link where one didn’t exist before? I sat at the bottom of the stairs for a while and stared at my hands. I couldn’t remember the last time he told [...]

Essays I read and loved in 2019, vol. 1

on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 By Ashley Bethard 1 Comment

This year, I immersed myself in reading essays. Not enough, of course (because my self-critic is always screeching "never enough!"), but the good news is I've stayed consistent about it. I created a Twitter thread of 10 of my favorite essays I've read this year, with the understanding that no, it's not an all-encompassing list, [...]

I have a new essay up at one of my dream pubs

on February 15, 2018March 6, 2019 By Ashley Bethard 2 Comments

Let me get this out of the way: I'm really not a cool kid, so I'm just going to let the awkward fangirl in me hang out. I love Catapult literary magazine, and pretty much all of the work they're doing, honestly. The writing is diverse, engaging, and spans a variety of perspectives and topics. [...]

On learning to love the work

on February 14, 2018April 16, 2018 By Ashley Bethard 1 Comment

I’ve fallen in love with my work again. Deeply. In a way I haven’t experienced since finishing my MFA eight years ago. I long for it when I’m at work, or driving, or doing something that takes up most of my mental capacity. I’m always thinking about it, pining for it, itching for the chance [...]

2017 in the rearview, and a pilgrimage to my childhood home

on January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 By Ashley Bethard

The day after Christmas, I loaded up a rental car and drove back home, alone. Not Ohio home, but original home: the place that bore me, that contains just over a third of my life’s memories. 

A tripped wire in the universe

on December 3, 2017November 28, 2017 By Ashley Bethard

"All I wanted was for the summer — that terrible season of loss — to end."

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this couch has a story. unfortunately i don’t know it. 🖤🤍
p h o t o d u m p // all the spring things + a whole lotta Aries energy ➡️♈️🔥💐💥
“To grow something is a paradox: knowing and loving the land, while at the same time wrestling it into submission. A study in contradiction: the hedge row that lines the farmer’s planted field.”
FINALLY the all-essay issue is in my hot little hands & as expected, it’s ⚡️⚡️⚡️ (also, future pub goals)
S. insisted on pinning a magnolia to Fig’s collar & taking a photo. I think she’s got the eye. Over the last few months, she’s taken to jotting captions on her photos, journaling, & writing stories (like me).❤️
first time I’ve *ever* cried tears of joy after getting a shot. one down, one to go.💉 endlessly grateful for science & our healthcare workers.

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