Chasing Ghosts
Ashley Bethardessays (and the occasional interview) working toward a metaphorical concept of ghosts and haunts.
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9 ways of looking at a pond
Photo by Ryuta on Unsplash.
i. The pond on the hill is surrounded by a ring of trees. It’s magical there, a symphony of sound: the birds singing, a red-winged blackbird chattering noisily as it followed me, branch by branch; the bugs chitt...
It's been a difficult season
It’s been a difficult season.
For months, my sleep has been disrupted. Every night, my 13-year-old dachshund Fig wakes me between 2 and 3 a.m., demanding to go outside and eat breakfast. It’s easy to say just ignore her — but I cannot ign...
Grief math: a different kind of logic
On May 17, 2025, it will have been 9 years since my brother Andrew died. Or at least, since his physical form as a human being — blood, bones, sinew, skin, beautiful heart, beautiful brain — has been gone from this planet. That’s 3,287 days...
The alchemy of time and objects
A selection of my own whittled-down ephemera.
I’ve never been one for spring cleaning. I’ve been one for spring seed starts and garden planning, yes — but rarely do I have the urge to clean or go through my things to clear up space. That i...
The present moment
Found objects in the wild.
The slanted sun of autumn turns the day golden
And the days shift in the dizzying nostalgia of fall
Dust motes drift through the air, caught in columns of hazy light
The fiery brilliance of leaves – yellow, or...
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