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Bethany DuVall

About Bethany DuVall

Bethany DuVall writes deeply researched fiction with a touch of magic. For six years, she worked alongside mental health professionals at HD Counselling, LLC, to offer creativity workshops. In 2012, she founded Shine Street Writers, which continues to foster Central Florida writers of all genres. Bethany teaches in the Creative Writing MFA at Full Sail University. She is the mom of a teenaged musician, is married to a man who knows every line of every ‘80s movie ever made, and is the servant herder of two cats. You can learn more about her writing and artwork at www.bethanyduvall.com.

Miracles in the Time of COVID

April 4, 2020 By Bethany DuVall

When my daughter was fifteen months old, we survived a plane crash. Doctors and the media called her the miracle baby. Airlines advise parents to hold children her age in their laps, even though they know that as far as science is concerned, there is not a way to prevent a lap-sitting baby from becoming […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: Bethany DuVall, COVID, Covid-19, essay, inconvenience, miracles, nonfiction, pandemic, Writing

The Reality of Our Hopes

February 16, 2018 By Bethany DuVall

The waiting room for surgical patient check-in plays CNN on the TV. A mother whose 14-year-old daughter was shot to death at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School two days ago is yelling at Donald Trump to do something. I change the channel to Animal Planet. Not because I don’t care, but because I care too […]

Filed Under: Words From The Other Side Tagged With: Bethany DuVall, essay, Florida Shooting, Gun Control, Kidney Donors, nonfiction

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Best Small Fictions 2022 Nominations

January 6, 2022 By Brett Pribble

“Crucifix, FL” by JR Walsh “Nature” by Ross McMeekin “Johnny Kubecka” by Jo Varnish “Broken Keys” by Jennifer Fliss “Waiting on the Train to Glenwood” by Evan James Sheldon

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