“When She Comes Back” by Ronit Plank
In “When She Comes Back” Ronit Plank writes about the longing for a mother who leaves and returns, only to leave again, with the candor of an adult and the heartbreak of a child. Her angst and actions to shield her younger sister establish the emotional thread throughout this memoir. …
MARCH 22, 2022
Good morning! As I head off to Philadelphia for the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference I’m calling on anyone who has ever held/read/loaned/borrowed/devoured/listened to/written/published or bought a book to participate in the action below! Writers for Democratic Action is launching BOOK THE VOTE (BTV), a drive to bring …
MARCH 3, 2022
MARCH 3, 2022 Good morning! On our last day of our campaign to contact the five largest companies that do business in Texas we can reach out to AT&T. Make the last day of this effort your best one! Have a great Thursday! Betty Action No. 1 megan.ketterer@att.com
MARCH 2, 2022
Good morning! On the fourth day of our campaign to contact the five largest companies that do business in Texas we can write to Dell. You know the drill by now! Have a great Wednesday! Betty Action No. 1 Investor_Relations@dell.com
MARCH 1, 2022
Good morning! This is Day Three of our campaign to contact the five largest companies that do business in Texas. Use the letter you wrote to American Airlines and Hewlett Packard to contact Oracle today. Please remember to change any personalization within the letter. Let’s make March 1st the Oracle …
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
Good morning! Continuing our campaign to contact the five largest companies that do business in Texas, today we can write to Hewlett Packard. If you need the basic script template, I am including it below. Make the last day of February a meaningful one! Betty Action No. 1 Email: InvestorRelations@hp.com …
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Good morning! It is a sad day as we watch Putin’s war on Ukraine destroy innocent lives. And it’s frustrating that, as individuals, there is little we can do right now. For me, there is some comfort in having a level-headed president in the U.S. who is taking action that …
LISTEN TO BETTY ON THE AMATEUR TRAVELER PODCAST
Chris Christensen is the host of THE AMATEUR TRAVELER podcast. In Episode #789 he interviews me about our trip to Estonia, starting in Tartu, the university town, to the Brown Bears Hideout at NaTourEst, a stay at the Vihula Manor House in Lahema National Park, and a tour of the small …
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
Good morning! More than 5 million Americans are denied the right to vote because of felony convictions. People in prison represent about 25% of that number. Two states, Maine and Vermont, allow people in prison to vote. Voting is not a constitutional right, but several amendments protect our right to …
UNTAMED FORESTS AND CURIOUS BROWN BEARS for Passion Passport
Not many families would hike through the wild woods of Estonia, clouded in humidity and mosquitos to observe brown bears at the height of summer in August. But mine did.