If this school worksheet were to be excavated 1000 years from now, what would it say about us?
This morning I noticed the same child’s school worksheet that I’d seen several times on our morning walk. No one claimed it. So, I took...
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Beth Cusack
- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
Will You Know about This Before It Becomes Law?
Laws and resolutions generally need support to be passed. Express your support/opposition to the following current resolutions to your...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 22, 2022
- 1 min
Jazz by Toni Morrison: Something with Raisins is Exquisite Narration
“And the City, in its own way, gets down for you, cooperates, smoothing its sidewalks, correcting its curbstones, offering you melons and...
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Beth Cusack
- Feb 15, 2022
- 3 min
Recognizing Slights of the Round Table
My Zoom Thought Exercise to Envision Diversity and Improve Communication You may find yourself on zoom to have any number of meetings....
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Beth Cusack
- Feb 14, 2022
- 3 min
Do We Treat Someone Like Neon?
neon signs contain noble gases hoping to float free into space This haiku is why I find that creative writing becomes a channel for me to...
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Beth Cusack
- Nov 24, 2021
- 1 min
Why I don't initiate Thanksgiving greetings
If someone wishes me "Happy Thanksgiving" in public, then I will say the same back to them. But I've decided to not be the one to...
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Beth Cusack
- Oct 16, 2021
- 3 min
Why I Dropped Facebook but Kept Twitter
The top reasons I dropped Facebook 1. Little original content: I'd scroll through my feed of people I follow and find little original...
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Beth Cusack
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
Why I Dropped Instagram but Kept Twitter
As an Artist I admit that I’m already missing the lovely visual appeal of Instagram. Some folks take it to the next level, mapping out...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
Poetry as Activism for Women in Society
Today I wrote this haiku. I was thinking of how to put the word prompts borrow and aim together. On the surface, I thought of a benign...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Tips for Writing to Hold Elected Officials Accountable
So recently I've been maintaining a correspondence through email with POTUS, a governor, a county judge, commissioners, several...
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Beth Cusack
- Aug 29, 2021
- 2 min
Writing as Activism: My Current Jam
I don't feel calmer these days. But I feel hopeful. I feel engaged in the community more. Some global and local situations call for...
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Beth Cusack
- Jul 28, 2021
- 1 min
Writing to My Younger Self
I think I'll start doing this exercise daily for a few days. Today kicks off the first poem to my younger self. I didn't write this poem...
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Beth Cusack
- Jul 15, 2021
- 3 min
Before I Hit the Button...
Here's some questions I ask myself before I post something on social media or engaging in a debate: Am I telling someone what I think or...
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Beth Cusack
- May 28, 2021
- 1 min
Making Handmade Books
The video below showcases the fifth handmade book I've made for friends and family. Reasons I enjoy doing this: Fun to pull poems...
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Beth Cusack
- Apr 2, 2021
- 2 min
Writing for Mental Health
I find that writing creatively and freely is what gives me a daily outlet to process subconsciously my emotions and thoughts,...
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Beth Cusack
- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
What keeps me writing? Tips that might help you too.
I've discovered what motivates me to write with passion. I enjoy collaborative writing. I take time daily to write poems inspired by the...
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