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Beth Deitchman

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Beth Deitchman has been a dancer, a university lecturer, and an actor. Her books include Mary Bennet and the Bloomsbury Coven, and Margaret Dashwood and the Enchanted Atlas, both part of her Regency Magic series. Her stories appear in SQ Mag, The Other Stories podcast, and Adelaide Magazine. Beth lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband Dave and dog Ralphie. In her spare time she volunteers at the Oregon Humane Society, reads, knits, and swims.

The Weight of Words

I devised my favorite teaching exercise just after the US went back to war in Iraq, taking my inspiration from a seemingly unlikely source: President George W. Bush. Though the forty-third president had a sometimes-tenuous command of words, he surrounded himself with masters of manipulating language. Remember when we used to call climate change global warming? Yeah, I do, too. That shift in nomenc

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John Irving
“If you care about something you have to protect it – If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.”
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“Reader, suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”
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“I would always rather be happy than dignified.”
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Beth Sophia wrote: "Hi Beth!

Thanks for the friend request. Love that your ambitions ran to coaching the Pirates and dance! Too fun!

Look forward to sharing book thoughts!"


Hi Sophia,

My pleasure! And I, too, am looking forward to sharing book thoughts.

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Sophia Hi Beth!

Thanks for the friend request. Love that your ambitions ran to coaching the Pirates and dance! Too fun!

Look forward to sharing book thoughts!


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