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Scroll down and you’ll find random writings - opinions, poems, all kind of things that interest me and I hope will interest you. If you have something to add to this page, just send me a note using the form on the right. Thanks! - Beverly


March 22, 2024

Love Stories: 21 for 21

March 22, 2024/ Beverly Beckham
Love Stories: 21 for 21

The impetus for this collection of columns is my granddaughter, Lucy Rose. Lucy was born nearly 21 years ago with an extra chromosome. She has Down syndrome, a doctor said. We cried when we were told.

These columns, written at different times…

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March 22, 2024/ Beverly Beckham/
February 11, 2024

Bay State MADD chapter honors Boston Herald

February 11, 2024/ Beverly Beckham

This is the award I most value. I remain honored, thirty-one years later, to have received it.

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February 11, 2024/ Beverly Beckham/
September 05, 2022

HIGH CULTURE — 7 lost idioms of the English language and what they teach us about who we were

September 05, 2022/ Beverly Beckham
HIGH CULTURE —  7 lost idioms of the English language and what they teach us about who we were

HIGH CULTURE — 7 lost idioms of the English language and what they teach us about who we were….

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September 05, 2022/ Beverly Beckham/
May 07, 2022

A friend posted this on Facebook. I love every word.

May 07, 2022/ Beverly Beckham
May 07, 2022/ Beverly Beckham/

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May 04, 2022

You know how you run into something that’s so great you want to share it with the world?

May 04, 2022/ Beverly Beckham
You know how you run into something that’s so great you want to share it with the world?

You’ve just read the best book or downloaded an amazing app. My most recent “great” is the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. I visited in September for the third time. Whenever I’m in New Orleans, I make it a point to stop there. It is not a fun place..

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May 04, 2022/ Beverly Beckham/
April 13, 2022

Yoga Reduces Stress, But....

April 13, 2022/ Beverly Beckham
Yoga Reduces Stress, But....

I agree! - Beverly

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April 21, 2021

The Girl in the Kent State Photo

April 21, 2021/ Beverly Beckham
The Girl in the Kent State Photo

This is such a well written, fascinating follow-up to one more piece of history that lives in infamy.

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April 21, 2021/ Beverly Beckham/
November 16, 2020

Chris Nikic Became First Person with Down Syndrome to Conquer Endurance Race

November 16, 2020/ Beverly Beckham
Chris Nikic Became First Person with Down Syndrome to Conquer Endurance Race

This a great story for so many reasons. It’s about perseverance and accomplishment. But mostly it’s about the power of love.

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October 23, 2020

What It Looks Like from the Top of the Ferris Wheel

October 23, 2020/ Beverly Beckham
What It Looks Like from the Top of the Ferris Wheel

My granddaughter Megan wrote this poem. I love that top of the Ferris wheel means so much to her that she wrote about it. And I love even more that she shared it with me.

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October 23, 2020/ Beverly Beckham/
September 09, 2020

Poem To His Dad

September 09, 2020/ Beverly Beckham
Poem To His Dad

This is a poem written by a seventh grader to his dad. Wow, huh?

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September 09, 2020/ Beverly Beckham/
December 16, 2019

This came to me on Facebook from the Mommy Talk site.

December 16, 2019/ Beverly Beckham
This came to me on Facebook from the Mommy Talk site.

I love it.

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December 16, 2019/ Beverly Beckham/
October 17, 2019

I Love this Website

October 17, 2019/ Beverly Beckham
I Love this Website

I love this website. I never get the answers right, but I love it…

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October 17, 2019/ Beverly Beckham/
April 11, 2019

The Hate U Give

April 11, 2019/ Beverly Beckham
The Hate U Give

“The Hate U Give,” Angie Thomas’s YA debut novel and the “based on the novel” movie of the same name are riveting, enlightening…

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April 11, 2019/ Beverly Beckham/
January 04, 2019

Best movie, ever!

January 04, 2019/ Beverly Beckham
Best movie, ever!

This is the best movie ever! - Beverly

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January 04, 2019/ Beverly Beckham/
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Beverly Beckham

Beverly Beckham is the author of "A Gift of Time," a collection of personal essays, "Back Then," a memoir of childhood and "The Best of Beverly Beckham" an e-book published by the Boston Globe. She is also a contributor to the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, is on the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress and writes a weekly column for the Boston Globe and a monthly column for Grandparents.com.

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