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- Outhouse Adventures 05/22/2016
- Moving, Moving, Moving Toward the Future: excerpt from my next book titled “Living with Twelve Men 06/25/2015
- Wet Weather Report… 03/15/2015
- Meet Mona Lisa and Vincent Van Groundhog 02/14/2015
- The Picture Palace by Guest author, Pauline Chand 01/31/2015
- Thanksgiving Wedding (sorry it’s late, but better late than never.) 11/29/2014
- Miss McKay 10/28/2014
- Waneta and Butch 05/05/2014
- How to Break a Bone 04/04/2014
- Show Me Yours and I’ll Show You Mine 03/11/2014
- Music Appreciation-Polk School-Cedar Rapids Iowa-1939 02/10/2014
- Parties for Poor Kids 01/11/2014
- Halo Shampoo Assembly Hit 11/05/2013
- A Good Lesson by Betty Auchard 10/02/2013
- All Hands on Deck by Betty Auchard 09/06/2013
- Bad Girl by Betty Auchard 08/09/2013
- Lucy, the Cat by Betty Auchard 07/27/2013
- The Inquisition (part 3 of the The Stranger and the Preacher) 06/21/2013
- The Gourmet Dinner (Part 2 of The Stranger and the Preacher) 06/14/2013
- The Stranger and the Preacher by Betty Auchard (Part 1) 05/28/2013
- Aunt “Nomi” 03/03/2013
- Written When We, Myself and I Turned 80 in August 2010 by Betty Auchard 12/09/2012
- Nose Rags (excerpt from The Home for the Friendless) 10/29/2012
- Halloween and the End of the World by Betty Auchard 09/28/2012
- Tattling in the Teepee (excerpt from the Home for the Friendless) 08/31/2012
- Dreams of Flying at the Home for the Friendless 07/29/2012
- Pin Cushion Spills its Guts 07/03/2012
- Welcome to the Home for the Friendless 06/26/2012
- Homemade Booze: a story that didn’t get into “The Home for the Friendless.” 05/26/2012
- The Wild Woman on L Avenue 05/01/2012
- My Mother’s Afghan 03/22/2012
- The Sure Fire Black Hole Rodent Trap vs Mr. Swat 02/20/2012
- Sleeping with Denny 01/27/2012
- New Year Storm 01/02/2012
- My Controversial Christmas Tree 12/01/2011
- Thanksgiving in the Tavern 11/01/2011
- ART LESSON: How to Create a Line Drawing 10/04/2011
- Reinventing Myself 09/12/2011
- Scoping Guys 08/19/2011
- Fill ‘er up! 07/31/2011
- Guest Post: Red Pepper Dreams and Dr. Seuss Nightmares 07/19/2011
- Betty’s Book Tour in Iowa 07/06/2011
- Guest Post: Sandi Corbitt-Sears, Editor 06/21/2011
- Holes Happen 05/27/2011
- Ode to the Clothesline 05/07/2011
- This is Not an Emergency 04/12/2011
- Guest Blog: 9th grade student essay 03/28/2011
- EAT LESS MOVE MORE 03/11/2011
- Starting at the Bottom 02/20/2011
- Art Lessons from Mother Nature 02/04/2011
- The Mad Walk 01/18/2011
- Read My Lips 01/08/2011
- Don’t Wear Slippers in the Forest 12/27/2010
- Any Tree Free. Merry Christmas! 12/15/2010
- A Friendless Proselyter in Iowa 12/05/2010
- Thanksgiving in the Tavern 11/25/2010
- Outhouse Adventures 11/17/2010
- Friendless Kids: Then and Now 11/11/2010
- Introduction 08/09/2010
- From Dancing in My Nightgown 06/25/2010
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