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.

A Poem About Sorrow

I wrote THIS POEM when I heard about a tragic experience an acquaintence was going through. The story is not mine to tell, so I won’t go into the details here. But I will say that I was very moved … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Dinner with Friends

My friend Jennifer Oliver O’Connell had invited me to join her and her husband for Thanksgiving, along with a couple of their other friends, Amy and Joyce. Jennifer is one of those people who loves to cook, so her holiday … Continue reading

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A Poem for Thanksgiving

I’ve been a little bit out of practice composing new poems. The pieces I’ve been posting on the website have been older works. But THIS POEM was written today. It’s a challenge to walk in faith, trusting what I believe … Continue reading

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GLAWS Agent Roundtable event

Yesterday, the GLAWS Special Speaker Event was a panel of literary agents talking about their side of the business, what they look for, how they go about placing books with publishers. The discussion included the changes that e-publishing and the … Continue reading

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A New Poem Added to the Website

I just uploaded a new poem to my Gallery. You can find it here. I wrote this poem when I was still an undergraduate. A campus ministry hosted a retreat for college students one autumn weekend, and I took part. … Continue reading

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Premise 2011 Thanksgiving

This has been a week for social activity, that’s for sure. Today, Premise celebrated its Thanksgiving fellowship. Rather than our usual evening of intensive prayer in our small groups, we gathered together for a sit-down Thanksgiving dinner and a large … Continue reading

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CAPS Plays Pictionary

For the November meeting, CAPS gathered for an evening of Pictionary, that game where someone from one team has to draw a picture that represents a selected word, without using letters or numbers. Getting artists to think of words apparently … Continue reading

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Christmas Cards For Sale

For a few years now, I’ve had my original Christmas cards for sale on my website, but I hadn’t really updated the page with newer designs. Well, today, I am happy to announce that I’ve redone the Christmas card gallery … Continue reading

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Golden Apple’s Party for the DC New 52 Launch

Golden Apple – the comic shop in Hollywood that has been “my” comic shop for … well, for a long time now – had a party Friday night to mark the end of the massive re-launch that DC Comics undertook … Continue reading

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Introduction to “For Love of Sophia”

“For Love of Sophia: The Mythic Tradition of the Wise Woman” The attached PDF file is the text of the paper I presented at Mythcon 34, the annual conference for the Mythopoeic Society, which was held at Nashville, Tennessee (July … Continue reading

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