“The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words.” — William H. Gass
Jenn Writes started off as two separate blogs that were combined into one managed website and now serves as my digital home. .
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Welcome Back to Jenn Writes
My Home on the World Wide Web This site started off as a couple of different blogs hosted on wordpress.com which were then combined onto my own website when I wanted more control (and my own email address). I let it go for a few years but missed having my own digital space where I…
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Word Wednesday – The Princess Who Wasn’t
Word Wednesday – The Princess Who Wasn’t I like to joke about never having seen Star Wars – as in I’ve never sat down and consciously watched more than a single Star Wars movie at a time. I have seen the entire original set though, just in pieces. I think Return of the Jedi was…
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How Not to be an Asshole When a Friend’s Parent Dies
Originally published on Yummy Mummy Club (view as published via Internet Archive) Let’s face it: death sucks. Huge. Okay now that that’s out of the way, here’s the thing: We’re not getting any younger and neither are our parents. Most of us are at an age where we have either dealt with the death of…
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Word Wednesday Not Quite Feeling It (Yet)
Word Wednesday Not Quite Feeling It (Yet) In case anyone hasn’t noticed, the holiday season is creeping up on us rather quickly. Here in Ontario, we’ve had our first snowfall and all of the requisite bad driving conditions that accompany it. It’s just over 2 weeks until Christmas and Hanukkah, because this is one of…
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Word Wednesday – Present Tense
Word Wednesday – Present Tense In case you’ve been living under a rock, last Friday was Black Friday and even though Canada doesn’t have the day off like many Americans (nice job getting a 4 day weekend for Thanksgiving by the way), we seem to have adopted the Black Friday shopping insanity. I’m all for…
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Word Wednesday – Losing Faith
Word Wednesday – Losing Faith It’s been a week since I woke up to the news that Donald Trump had won the US Presidential Election. I’d like to say the world is the same place in the week since, but that would be a lie. There have been protests. There has been fear. There have…