Tag Archives: friends

Legacy Writing 365:104

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Becky

“And who shall say–whatever disenchantment follows–that we ever forget magic; or that we can ever betray, on this leaden earth, the apple-tree, the singing, and the gold?” ― Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward, Angel One of my favorite teenage memories, and … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:102

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Becky

Y’all know that old saying, “A good friend will come bail you out of jail, but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, ‘Damn, that was fun!’” Kathy L (well, she was Kathy L when I met … Continue reading →

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For Kathy S

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Becky

Ever feel like you’re being watched?!?

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Legacy Writing 365:95

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Becky

By our first Christmas in Houston, my mother had moved to Salt Lake City. She flew down to spend the holidays with us, and when she was going through airport security–long before our post-9/11 world–she was told she’d have to … Continue reading →

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Random Compound

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Becky

A fun aspect of using bottle caps as part of my in-progress series of paintings is the accumulation and research of the caps. All kinds of friends, friends of friends, and restaurant or bar staff have donated bottle caps. Then … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:93

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Becky

Amy, Nora, Vicki, and I all started working for That Large Corporation within the same six-week period in 1992. I loved my job (though I didn’t love being laid off four years later) even with all its frustrations, mostly because … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:92

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Becky

I can’t think why anyone would, but if someone did ever write a biography of me, that person should be sure to include the phrase “the house on Twelfth Avenue.” Except for two summers, we rented this house all of … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:90

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Becky

Life would probably be a lot easier if it would conform to the rules of fiction. We’d recognize foreshadowing. Know which people who come into and go out of our lives are significant and which ones are just there for … Continue reading →

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Home

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Becky

“The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” ― Maya Angelou I’ve thought so hard about how I could respond to a post ‘Nathan published … Continue reading →

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Legacy Writing 365:87

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Becky

Last week I grabbed my datebook to jot something down and realized our friend Steve C’s birthday card was tucked there waiting to be mailed–except it was already a couple of days after his birthday. I’m notoriously late sending birthday … Continue reading →

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