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February 28, 2021
I’m not giving up
And then February finally ends and the last remaining spark of energetic hope that survived the winter somehow rekindles. This year’s spark is the dimmest in…
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February 14, 2021
Why do musicians do what we do?
I stumbled across this half-written post in my drafts folder; it’s been gathering dust there for a couple years based on the concert I describe. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~…
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February 1, 2021
Gamify your self-care
Hey. You. How’re you doing? Uh-huh. Sure. How are you really doing? Have you been taking care of yourself? How have you been taking care of…
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January 18, 2021
Words Are Hard
2021 Phrasing I have a lot of conversations with myself. I mean, doesn’t everyone? Those inner dialogues that take on a life of their own? Just…
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January 10, 2021
Extreme times call for extreme self…something
Hey. You okay? It’s okay if you’re not. It’s understandable and totally relatable if you’re not okay. I don’t know a single person right now who…
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December 30, 2020
2020: Roses, Buds, & Thorns
The good, the okay, & the absolute worst 2020 really has been a mixed bag, hasn’t it? And by mixed bag I mean what kind of…
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November 3, 2020
The challenge of #BestThingsToday
I seem to be doing my very own personal NaBloPoMo, may it rest in internet peace. I don’t write for weeks, and then November hits and…
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November 2, 2020
Open mouth, insert stocking
I broke one of my most deeply held personal commandments. What, that of never posting two days in a row? Because Jen, dude, we all thought…
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November 1, 2020
As the sun sets
Sounds like a bad soap opera, doesn’t it? As The Sun Sets. An afternoon drama about the loves and lives of astrologers and astronomers living on…
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October 12, 2020
All the things chaotic
You know it’s really been an out of control couple of months when “Uh, I almost burned the house down last night while you and dad…
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