Author Archives: Sarah Beach

About Sarah Beach

Now residing in Las Vegas, I was born in Michigan and moved to Texas when 16. After getting my Masters degree in English, I moved to Hollywood, because of the high demand for Medievalists (NOT!). As a freelance writer and editor, I find that Nevada offers better conditions for the wallet. I love writing all sorts of things, and occasionally also create some artwork.

Crunch Packing

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Sarah Beach

(Yes, I realize I didn’t finish my posts about Wondercon. I do have notes for my activities, and will try to write that up in the near future.) In the meantime, while I’m in the process of preparing for a … Continue reading →

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Friday At WonderCon 2013

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Sarah Beach

I drove down early in order to get into a good parking spot. As it happened, I did get a good spot near the building, right beside a set of stairs. The unfortunate part was that it was nowhere near … Continue reading →

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For the Spring Equinox

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Sarah Beach

A friend quoted some lines about Aslan to acknowledge the Spring Equinox, and I almost went hunting for an “ordinary” image of a lion in order to make a graphic of the lines. And then I remembered that I already … Continue reading →

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New Poetry on Website

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Sarah Beach

I just posted a new poem on the website. IT CAN BE FOUND HERE It was inspired by a program my church (First Prebyterian Church of Hollywood) is conducting this year during the Lenten season. They asked people to write … Continue reading →

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Connecting with a Friend

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Sarah Beach

My friend, author Corrina Lawson (I’ve posted a review of one of her books HERE), was out in Los Angeles earlier this week, as part of a bloggers’ junket to Dreamworks for their upcoming film The Croods. She’s a regular … Continue reading →

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CAPS February 2013 Meeting

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Sarah Beach

We moved our regular meeting from the second Thursday to the first because of the desire not to alienate supportive spouses of members (next Thursday being that romantic occasion, Valentine’s Day). We had a good turn out in spite of … Continue reading →

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CAPS 2012 Holiday Party

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Sarah Beach

Yeah, I know. I’m posting this a month after the event, and the day before the January CAPS meeting. Sometimes, one just falls behind on these little recitations of activities. The party itself happened on our usual meeting date of … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Sarah Beach

I had a quiet day yesterday, with a visit to Starbucks. Coffee and a sandwich and some time in a different environment, where I did some writing. It amused me to be the only one in the place working long-hand … Continue reading →

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A Story for Christmas

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Sarah Beach

Several years ago, I sat down to write a short story for Christmas. I wanted to set it in the Holy Land. But I wanted it to be something different than most of the “Holy Land Christmas stories” I’d read. … Continue reading →

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Gifts From My Father

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Sarah Beach

The other day I did some research for a friend about a Mesopotamian goddess, tracking down some details. Mythology has been an interest of mine since childhood. I read voraciously anything new to me. I tried to find everything and … Continue reading →

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