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May 10, 2014
Will I Ever Learn to Play Nice in the Sandbox?
By Jen Smith: Every adventure in my life usually comes with a new set of people I’m expected to interact with in a healthy considerate way. Much easier said than done for this self-centered alcoholic. When I’m in charge and everyone is doing exactly what I think they should be doing everything is peachy keen […]
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April 10, 2014
SICK Flap Copy
Behind the suburban mom… Behind the successful businesswoman… Is a dark past you would never suspect. Today, Jen Smith is a typical single mom in the ‘burbs, racing to pick her son from basketball practice, preparing for Cub Scouts and volunteering at the school’s ice cream social. But fifteen years ago her life was a […]
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March 2, 2014
Dialog Class
Greetings all. Here is a sample of the results of my attendance at the Boston Grub Street Writers dialog class. Back at the house I was chopping up lines in my office on my huge metal desk. “How did you get this huge desk up that narrow tiny stairway?” Greg questioned. “I didn’t, it was […]
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January 3, 2014
Feeling Good in 2014
by Jen Smith: Greetings to all and Happy New Year! A very special heartfelt thanks to those of you who take the time to read my blog in support of my writing project. It would all be meaningless without you. As a quick update I would like to let you know that much editing has […]
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December 15, 2013
I Am Enough
By Jen Smith: Greetings everyone and happy holidays to all. This can be a wonderful time of year to love and be loved. Thinking of others during the holiday season is a great way to get out of self. I’m still unemployed and this has caused some painful realizations about myself and, to stay recovered, […]
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October 30, 2013
The Dream Bubble Popped
by Jen Smith: Just reread my last blog post. Boy, was I excited when I wrote that. Big dreams of conquering the world of financial advising ran deep. Unfortunately, the dream bubble popped. The new job was not what I thought it was going to be, not even close, not even in the […]
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September 19, 2013
You Can’t Get There from Here.
You Can’t Get There from Here. By Jen Smith The other day I found myself sitting about sixth row floor at the United Nations in Manhattan. I was listening to the most prominent figures in the world peace movement, from around the world, speak about their visions and progress. Wow. How does a once beat […]
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July 17, 2013
I don’t know what I’m doing
by Jen Smith: This morning I walked the beach with my beloved dog Max. I paused looking at the ocean and raised my hands and arms upwards and outwards in a crescent moon shape ready to receive. I sent an intention to God and to the Universe that I was ready to receive. The [...]
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June 25, 2013
Should I tell the truth?
An interesting perspective written by my late Dad, a police chief and a recovered alcoholic. It was published in the Providence Sunday Journal, December 28, 1980. Should I tell the truth? Monday, 8a.m., and I’m sitting at my desk at the police station waiting for the report to be completed so that I can, again, review [...]
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