I was 30 and had no training in writing. I had no idea where to begin. All I had was the desire.
There were a lot of stops and starts, more rejection letters than cheery notes that said, “We love your work!” I wallpapered my small home office with rejection letters.
My husband insisted I stay the course. “Keep trying,” he said. “You can’t get worse at something you do over and over.” He was right. I worked long. I worked… READ MORE >>
Originally published February 9, 1996 in the Boston Herald
It's not that I haven't asked for signs before. I have. When I was a kid, signs were my religion. "If the light doesn't turn red before I get to it and if it continues to stay green for as long as I can see it in the rear view mirror, then…
Read MoreOriginally published October 23, 2016 in The Boston Globe
The son, who had grown up listening to his father's stories around the kitchen table, was the one to suggest that his father write a book…
Read MoreOriginally published September 8, 1992 in the Boston Herald
We call her Grambo now. Not that she looks like Sylvester Stallone. He's tall, dark, and gruff. She's short, fair, and sweet. He talks like a gangster…
Read MoreOriginally published August 4, 1993 in the Boston Herald
`How did you start? When did you begin? Did you go to school for this?" People constantly ask these questions of public figures, artists, artisans - of anyone whose talent and work they admire. "Where did you learn what you…
Read MoreBeverly 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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