Our Haunted Selves
“Death is a universal experience,” writes Betsy Gaines Quammen. We all die, and we all lose loved ones. Yet, despite those inescapable realities and our shared human truths, the mainstream, default American approach to death often seems inadequate. Of course, there is no monolithic American culture; we are a nation of diverse peoples and traditions.…
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Fall equinox
This is the intro to the newsletter I write for the Narrow Gauge Book Coop. I wanted to share it here, too. Most of the apples have already fallen.The sunflowers turn into dusty spiked balls.But what if my land is the land of the living?The bird from the dust takes flightThen turns multiple— A handful…
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I don’t want to talk about my meds – or much else, really
I stopped taking my meds, fully, on April 19th. I had been tapering off of them after an attempt to go cold turkey made me incredibly sick. I had been tapering after trying an increased dose when I realized the meds weren’t really working anymore – or at least, they weren’t working well enough to…
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Roots
A couple weeks ago, the Spadefoot Story Slam met at the Narrow Gauge Book Cooperative where I work part time. The story slam meets every third Saturday at 6pm, and, like the Moth Story Hour, participants share stories on a theme. The theme this month (August) was “What roots you here?” and it was a…
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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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