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Mother’s Day is Complicated

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May 3rd, 2022

I’m the first to recognize Mother’s Day as complicated. Invented in 1908 by Ann Jarvis to celebrate her own mother, a Sunday School teacher and caregiver of soldiers during the Civil War, Mother’s Day was co-opted by greeting card companies by 1920 and today represents a…

By jbadmin|May 3rd, 2022

This Earth Day, Celebrate our Ultimate Mother

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April 21st, 2022

This essay was originally published on Medium.com. I set out to write a blog for Mother’s Day; all my novels, including my new one, you see, have strong maternal themes. But as I type, I’m thinking too much about Earth Day, and feeling love for our communal mother, Pacha Mama,…

By jbadmin|April 21st, 2022

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

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April 14th, 2022

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas I enjoyed the protagonist's perspective so much. In Vladimir, a fifty-eight year old female English professor married to the former head of the department in a small college in upstate New York. Her husband has been relieved of his duties after 8 former…

By jbadmin|April 14th, 2022

I Came All This Way to Meet You by Jami Attenberg

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March 22nd, 2022

I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home by Jami Attenberg This an especially good read for a writer. It is an inspiring story of perseverance from an author I admire. The opportunity to glimpse into her life and professional ups and downs was a treat. I have participated…

By jbadmin|March 22nd, 2022

Small Bites of Fear Each Day

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February 17th, 2022

This essay was originally posted on Medium.com. I have started wondering why I like to ski so much. Yes, it is the beauty of the mountains, the fresh air, the social component, but it’s also because I regularly push myself. Every time I drop in somewhere steep or carve early…

By jbadmin|February 17th, 2022

Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen

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February 12th, 2022

Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen Crossroads, the first book in the Key to All Mythologies trilogy, is everything I love about Franzen - a big, American, family story. The author commands the luxury of time going deep into the psyches of each member of the Hildebrandt family, all…

By jbadmin|February 12th, 2022

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