1. Two-lane Roads Diverged

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    September 27, 2017 by Jen

    Driving through Virginia this week, I’m pretty sure I discovered why so many rural Americans voted for President Trump: it’s …
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    Category: Me Being a Writer, Road Diaries, Spinach in the Teeth of Life | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  2. The threat of dead house plant

    April 24, 2017 by Jen

    Geronimo is a big, beautiful, waxy green spathiphyllum* who is 3.5 feet tall and at least that wide. After some …
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    Category: Quirky Afternoon Thoughts, Spinach in the Teeth of Life, Work-from-Home | Tags: , , ,

  3. Dear Me

    April 8, 2017 by Jen

    Dear ten-year-old version of myself, Today I ate an entire yellow bell pepper for lunch because I’m an adult, and …
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    Category: Me Being a Writer, Spinach in the Teeth of Life

  4. Turning End Tables

    April 2, 2017 by Jen

    There was a new bruise on my knee this morning, roughly the size and shape of the coin slot in …
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  5. Copyright and Copywrong

    February 26, 2017 by Jen

    “It’s on the Internet, so it must be okay to use it.” Nooooooooooooooooo. As a long-time writer and blogger who …
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    Category: Me Being a Writer, Spinach in the Teeth of Life, Working Life | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  6. How do you solve a problem like millennials?

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    February 10, 2017 by Jen

    (It’s not quite the Von Trapps or Margery McKay, but it’ll do. #nerd) How do you solve a problem like …
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    Category: If Life Had a Soundtrack, Parody Road, Positive Notes | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  7. The Wax in My Coffee

    February 4, 2017 by Jen

    One day last week I was running late by the time I made it to the kitchen for my morning …
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    Category: Making a Difference, The Debater in Me, Working Life | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

  8. Sonnet #2016, for North Carolina

    January 2, 2017 by Jen

    Sonnet #2016 If Shakespeare saw beyond the mask of death Sir Walter’s face stamped on this legal tryst, I think …
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    Category: Literary Love, Making a Difference, Me Being a Writer, Parody Road, The Debater in Me | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

  9. What’s Next?

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    July 12, 2016 by Jen

    *Yes, I’m back. But only just. It’s 2016, and I’m eating Ramen noodles for dinner. Pokemon is all the rage …
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  10. What does a mayor do?

    October 6, 2015 by Jen

    If your city, like mine, is hosting municipal elections this week, you might be paying absolutely no attention. Or, you …
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    Category: The Debater in Me, Things Heard in Coffeeshops | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

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