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who do I think I am?

My creativity is in an odd place: I want to create, I want to write, and I feel inspired to write. Yet, when I sit down to write, I find myself not writing. I get on social media. I read a Substack article. I check my email. I read a book. I reread portions of…

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reflections on love

I love too much.I love too easily.I hold on too long.I don’t expect enough. I don’t love enough. I’m too picky.I give up too fast. I expect too much. Keep looking for love – you never know who you’ll meet! Stop looking for love – that’s when it finds you. Love is a feeling. Love…

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In which the poet is political

Some of you would hand over the runaway to the slave patrolsin the name of law and order. Some of you would say that not all slave catchers are cruel. Maybe that man wouldn’t have been lynched, if he’d just let those slave patrols keep beating on those women. Maybe he just should’ve stayed home,…

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On being liked

I started this post a long while ago, and never finished it. I find myself ruminating on it again, as I continue to move through and process old and new wounds, and do that thing called healing. (ick.) I shared a meme to my Instagram stories a while ago that said i basically assume that…

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About Me

I’m Jean, a writer, coffee addict, and generally curious person. Here, you’ll find some of my writing: a mix of prose, poetry, and my thoughts on writing.

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