Essay – Bethany Rutledge

The secret trick to writing when stuck

Bethany — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:43:09 +0000

"If you have work to do, don't wait to feel like it; set to work and you will feel like it."⁣
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Most of us don't have to write. So it's easy to throw it into the important-but-not-urgent pile along with exercise, meditation, and the dirty socks. ⁣

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Why I decided to be open about having fertility treatments

Bethany — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:26:46 +0000

Should you be open about having fertility treatments? In retrospect, the hardest part about IVF (in-vitro fertilization), was keeping the secret. More specifically, the angst around deciding whether to keep things a secret or just tell the world. At first, I didn’t want to tell anyone at all. Then the start Read more…

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My 2019 goals are already a fail

Bethany — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:23:08 +0000

It’s nearly halfway through January, and how many of us have dropped some–or all–of our planned resolutions? Is there an answer besides literally everyone? I know I’m guilty. One example: every year I hope to read through the Bible, a goal where success largely depends on the eat-the-elephant approach. Since I’m Read more…

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