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Brother in Arms: A family reunion

December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 Jennie 3 Comments

Sitting in the ENT waiting room at the VA this week, observing. Waiting for my appointment. Watching. The very act

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Raped, silenced and shamed: I’m done keeping the secret.

October 7, 2018January 24, 2019 Jennie 14 Comments

Trigger Warning: this was hard to write, and it’s likely hard to read. I’m compelled to apologize, but truth is,

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Mom’s Letters

May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 Jennie 0 Comment

Unpacking my mom’s letters is something I’ve put off for a long time–literally and figuratively. Someday I’ll put all of

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Change your socks: Kindness is my favorite self care

January 12, 2018February 20, 2018 Jennie 2 Comments

Cleaning up my desktop, found a blog I wrote and never posted.  I’ve been home from Houston for a couple

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Erie reminded me every day is Giving Day

November 28, 2017September 18, 2018 Jennie 8 Comments

Wrote most of  this on my phone two weeks ago, just to process the emotion of the day. I didn’t

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I get really, really excited about carving pumpkins…

October 29, 2016February 20, 2018 Jennie 0 Comment

Awkward moment at the farmer’s market today when I called my friend Jess to find if there was a, how do

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Operation Geaux Big

September 14, 2016February 20, 2018 Jennie 1 Comment #flood, #GetShitDone, #Louisiana, #OpGeauxBig. #TRibe, #TeamRubicon

On my flight from Atlanta to Raleigh, homeward bound after a week in Baton Rouge, it occurred to me for

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I unsubscribed from Torrid today

July 22, 2016February 20, 2018 Jennie 0 Comment

I received an email from Torrid today and, as is always the case, I scanned the discount they were advertising

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Learn by asking

July 14, 2016February 20, 2018 Jennie 0 Comment

“So, I was thinking about it and I’ve wanted to know for a while and I’m just going to ask

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Palliative care and Twitter jokes

May 24, 2016February 20, 2018 Jennie 0 Comment

Tonight as I waited for Aunt M’s room in the palliative care ward to be cleaned and prepped for her

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