<![CDATA[Stories by Beverly Tan on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@BevMakesThings?source=rss-8d0b16cde789------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*IE90exdp6zuYEQA5iPU2ow.jpeg Stories by Beverly Tan on Medium https://medium.com/@BevMakesThings?source=rss-8d0b16cde789------2 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:31:49 GMT <![CDATA[Scrappy & Resourceful]]>

how I got my start in reality tv

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A (draft of a) poem for those who try as they are able

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I do what I do because of what I want to do for others. That’s what I tell myself when I don’t want to get out of bed in the morning.

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This is where I became a writer

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It’s not negativity, it’s preparedness

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Someone else articulated one of my life missions better than I ever have

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A story of 3 parts

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I told a guy (twice my age, has several young children, marital status unknown) that I’m not interested in him.

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Living a life of celebration is living a life of happiness

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]]> https://medium.com/@BevMakesThings/celebrate-every-damn-day-64bece984bbb?source=rss-8d0b16cde789------2 https://medium.com/p/64bece984bbb Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:55:14 GMT 2020-01-17T19:55:14.638Z <![CDATA[On Reasons Vs Excuses]]>

Welcome to 2020! It’s January and that means your feeds are probably full of goals, resolutions, and all that wonderful stuff. It’s now…

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