Maggie Jessop's Blog, page 30

What Will Dilly Do?

This story is about a girl who doesn't fit in. What does she do? She goes TRUCKIN'!

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For the Gift

Today is Turkey Day. Today is the day that both tradition and marketing say I must be thankful. If I am a good little Mainstreamer, I show my gratitude by wishing everyone a merry Thanksgiving and by purchasing Autumn gold decor paraphernalia from Walmart to fancy up my truck. Since I am out trucking a long ways from home, I can benefit from the holiday by stopping at Petro or TA somewhere on the Ten […]

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Men Are Brainwashed

I think…maybe…perhaps…probably so, that some men wash their hair with battery acid and it must soak through and fill up their brain. Recently I parked my semi-truck at a Walmart shopping center somewhere in New Mexico and bee bopped inside to stock up on groceries. Just my luck. I didn’t know Walmart had a theater. Yep. Right there in the beef jerky aisle. Drama, and I mean drama. It was like deeper than deep. Deeper […]

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Introducing Dilly

This is the second installment in my new children’s book series SquarePeg Storybooks soon to publish on Amazon. What Will Dilly Do? is a tale of pluck told in rhyme. I had fun writing it, had fun imagining the characters, and had great fun working with my awesome illustrator Filipa in making the story come to life in drawings. Though the characters are fictitious, this is actually a true story.

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The Suicide Paradox

Seriously? You want to know what I think. Are you sure? I was recently contacted by a Utah journalist for a comment about the subject of suicide among FLDS and ex-FLDS. I expect my contribution was solicited in order to provide a small splash of alternate opinion to give the illusion of opposition to the overwhelming majority, about as effective as one drop of hydrogen peroxide added to an entire ocean of despair. As I […]

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Who Am I?

Who am I? What do I stand for? These days if you want to see sparks fly and get punched in the noggin’, you talk about religion or politics. Most people have pretty strong opinions about God and Donald Trump, not to mention a gazillion more subjects. People tend to react strongly if you say anything black, or white, or sometimes gray. And talk about the rainbow? Oh, my. You get a big fat red […]

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I Am a Better Person

We should be able to say that because of our association with one another, “I am a better person having known you.” Years ago I heard this story which found a permanent spot in my memory. A Spanish girl named Elizabeth told the story about a sweet and unusual friendship between her mother and an old native Indian woman from Central America who came to their home often. With each visit, the Indian woman gave […]

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My New Books

Holy bovine! It’s official. I actually have a real live, cuter-than-a-bug’s-backside children’s book published in eBook, paperback, and hardback available on both Amazon and Ingram Sparks. The CAT MEOW EBook ISBN:  .‍978-1-7340024-3-0 Paperback ISBN:  .‍978-1-7340024-0-9 Hardback IBN: .‍978-1-7340024-4-7 https://smile.amazon.com/Cat-Meow-nob...   I also published my memoir WHERE MUCH IS GIVEN. My perspective is from the other side of the mountain of opinions. Personally, I think it’s a beautiful story. Not popular, but if I was popular, […]

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Example and Precept

Father had lots of fun ways to teach lessons. One day he put a bowl of candy on his desk. Sure enough pieces of candy began to disappear throughout the next several days. One night he came home for prayer time and brought the bowl of candy with him. He pointed out that several pieces of candy were gone. “Did I offer anyone a piece of candy?” he asked. We all looked around the circle […]

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Ahead and Behind?

Last week I was trucking near Tucson and saw an IN-N-Out Burger joint. It is particularly dangerous for me to be hungry while driving a semi-truck and come upon In-N-Out. Something about those freshly cooked French fries with the pink pickle sauce has me hitting the brakes and looking for a place to park. Give me forty acres and I’ll turn this rig around, right? Not sure if they mean my truck or my backside. […]

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