Rebecca Morton

Joined October 2021

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Bio

My childhood was surrounded by theatre people. My adulthood has been surrounded by children! You can also find me on Medium here: https://medium.com/@becklesjm, and now I have a Substack newsletter at https://rebeccamorton.substack.com/

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Backyard Carnivals for Charity
For a couple of years in the early 1970s, when I was between Kindergarten and about second grade, the phenomenon of the backyard carnival hit my Milwaukee, Wisconsin neighborhood and spread like wildfire.
By Rebecca Morton7 days ago in Humans
Two Miracles on the Midway
When the county fair came to our town, I stayed home and let my husband take our nine-year-old daughter there. I was so over rickety rides and fatty foods. as much as I love funnel cake and corn dogs on a stick. I had spent the entire summer day with our only child, and it was time for my husband to enjoy some quality time with her.
By Rebecca Morton25 days ago in Families
A Solemn End to Childhood Birthday Parties
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the 1982 Universal Pictures film, E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial, directed by Steven Spielberg.
By Rebecca Mortonabout a month ago in Families
I Just Launched a Newsletter on Substack!
Since the autumn of 2021, I've been writing on Medium and Vocal. Both platforms have been great for showcasing my creative writing, with my focus slightly different for each platform.
By Rebecca Morton2 months ago in Writers
Feeding the Eclipse. Runner-Up in In Eclipse Challenge. Top Story - April 2024.
Every dream that comes true Comes with a price, Like this newborn infant In my arms at the hospital, Putting herself between me and the world.
By Rebecca Morton2 months ago in Poets
Sunday Morning in Fanwood, New Jersey, 1978
Pulling open the heavy door Unto a miracle at the end of our street. Leaving the late morning glare, Eyes can open wider now
By Rebecca Morton2 months ago in Poets
Because I'm Your Mother. Runner-Up in Inverse Challenge.
DIRECTIONS FOR READING: First, read the poem top to bottom. Then, read the poem from bottom to top, for my true idea of motherhood:
By Rebecca Morton4 months ago in Poets
A Roadside Spoon and Walkers
The following is a stainless steel spoon's-eye account of a real-life event. My child and I saw this spoon on the ground every day on our walk to the school bus stop for many months, but we never knew how it got there or why it stayed there so long. Here, at last, is the spoon's story:
By Rebecca Morton5 months ago in Fiction
Besotted With a Brit
“Oh, I saw the decade in, when it seemed the world could change at the blink of an eye." These lyrics of “Right Here, Right Now”, by Jesus Jones, describe my outlook as 1989 became 1990.
By Rebecca Morton5 months ago in Confessions
Big Vocal Goals: What a Difference a Summer Makes
After a year of writing on both Medium and Vocal, the battle between these two publishing platforms in my life was coming to a decisive end. Vocal had lost.
By Rebecca Morton5 months ago in Writers
Disturbing Snowman Song By Bing Crosby's Sons
Three Decembers ago, my family and I were starved for Christmas entertainment. It was the first December of the COVID times, and we were looking for some different Christmas music on YouTube.
By Rebecca Morton6 months ago in Geeks
Chapter 11 of Days of A Christmas Carol Past, My Thirty Year Relationship With Victorian Ghosts
My first baby was born just a few months after a staged reading of my third place winning play and from that day on, my attention was completely focused on her. At the time I felt I had no choice. As a newborn, she was intense.
By Rebecca Morton6 months ago in Chapters

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