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Winds on the Atlantic

Posted on 22 May 202222 May 2022 by bethany j.

This post is from last summer's blog series, The Cape Cod Letters, in which my grandpa Larry and I wrote to each other during my family’s trip East in June 2021. June 10 Papa, My lips and face are chapped, my hair stringy, and my legs sore from bracing myself against the railing of the … Continue reading Winds on the Atlantic

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Day Seven: Quiet Work & Chaos

Posted on 12 Aug 202112 Aug 2021 by bethany j.

June 12 Papa, This comes a day late, since we fell into bed after midnight last night. I slept like a rock, a dog, and a baby on the hotel's wonderful pullout couch. We left New York City late, after missing our Lyft ride because we were standing in the wrong spot, and so trotting across streets, … Continue reading Day Seven: Quiet Work & Chaos

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Day Six: Last Day at the Sea

Posted on 5 Aug 20215 Aug 2021 by bethany j.

June 11 Papa, I've only just started the Quartets, but yes, I hope to see the present here for what it is. I hope to do that every day, really. Dad asked me last night what I think about when I walk the shoreline, and I said, "I feel like I should be thinking deep and … Continue reading Day Six: Last Day at the Sea

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Day Five: Winds on the Atlantic

Posted on 29 Jul 2021 by bethany j.

June 10 Papa, My lips and face are chapped, my hair stringy, and my legs sore from bracing myself against the railing of the Whale Watcher ship. We motored out of the harbor and skipped the waves toward Provincetown. We weren't prepared for the wind (10 knots or so) that filled up our ears. It … Continue reading Day Five: Winds on the Atlantic

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Day Four: Sailboats, Seashores, Sunsets

Posted on 22 Jul 202126 Jul 2021 by bethany j.

June 9 Papa, After dinner at a pizza place last night, we drove to Saquatucket Marina and walked the docks. We'd eaten outside, and during dinner, a thick fog had come low over the Cape and shrouded the line where sea meets sky. Darkness fell with it, and in the dull, gray light, the spires of … Continue reading Day Four: Sailboats, Seashores, Sunsets

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Day Three: The Inn

Posted on 15 Jul 2021 by bethany j.

June 8 Papa, Did Edwin Teale write those travel stories you were telling us about -- River Horse, I think it was? I'd like to read it. Speaking of reading, Stockbridge had a wonderfully regal and airy library with tall, paned windows and a white fireplace. Dad told us to meet him at the van at … Continue reading Day Three: The Inn

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Day Two: So Much Water

Posted on 8 Jul 20218 Jul 2021 by bethany j.

June 7 Papa, The trees are different in New York. The forests on each side of the interstate are lighter, thinner, less honeysuckled than back home. There are vineyards, windmills, pines... and a sign that read: "Correction Facility -- Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers." Then, there were the Falls. I'm sitting here, trying to work up … Continue reading Day Two: So Much Water

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Day One: East

Posted on 1 Jul 2021 by bethany j.

June 6 Papa, Today has been us and the highway: low cumulus clouds over farm fields and power lines, the smell of honey pretzels and luggage, and the interior plastic of the van rattling against my elbow.  Not too much to write yet. I hope you don't mind an email each day or so; these … Continue reading Day One: East

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This Summer: The Cape Cod Letters

Posted on 27 Jun 202127 Jun 2021 by bethany j.

At the end of each day on Cape Cod in June, I’d find a quiet corner of our cottage and jot off an email to my grandpa Larry. I'd mostly pull from my journal, trying to capture for him the way things smelled and looked and moved. He and my grandma (we called her Nanny) … Continue reading This Summer: The Cape Cod Letters

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Hey there, and welcome in.

I’m Bethany J.

Experts in the craft say to “write what you know,” so I’m looking for the Triune God in the corner of earth I know best – a place called Edgewood Road, where the summers are as thick as honey and the acorns drop every September.

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