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Category Archives: Prose

The Jam Files #6 — “Benchmarked” (Vignette)

Last night I spoonfed a dying man oatmeal. I sponge bathed him even though he was already clean.

Posted byJennifer PatinoAugust 6, 2021August 6, 2021Posted inFlash Fiction, ProseTags:amwriting, fiction, Flash Fiction, Prose, story, the jam files, writer, writers, writing, writing community26 Comments on The Jam Files #6 — “Benchmarked” (Vignette)

Being Sick All the Time : Pain Prose

Being sick all the time is some bullshit,
Lemme tell you.

Posted byJennifer PatinoJune 25, 2021June 25, 2021Posted inProseTags:chronic illness, pain, Prose, writer, writers, writing, writing community

The Jam Files #5 — Benumbed

I think I’ve transcended pain flare-ups.
I’ve been husked.

Posted byJennifer PatinoMay 22, 2021May 22, 2021Posted inpersonal, ProseTags:essay, health, pandemic, personal, Prose, writer, writers, writing, writing community16 Comments on The Jam Files #5 — Benumbed

The Jam Files #4 — Point of Peril

Somebody’s fingerprints
might leave a message.

Posted byJennifer PatinoMarch 20, 2021Posted inpoetry, ProseTags:amwriting, march, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, Prose, prose poem, prose poetry, writer, writers, writing, writing community14 Comments on The Jam Files #4 — Point of Peril

The Jam Files #3 — From the Fringes

We’ve been running on fumes the past couple of days.

Posted byJennifer PatinoMarch 9, 2021Posted inpersonal, ProseTags:amwriting, blogging, health, journal, march, personal, poetry, poetry community, the jam files, update, writing, writing community17 Comments on The Jam Files #3 — From the Fringes

March

Your body and mind go through a transitional phase in March.

Posted byJennifer PatinoMarch 2, 2021March 24, 2024Posted inpoetry, ProseTags:archive, chronic illness, chronic pain, march, poem, poetry, poetry community, Prose, prose poem, prose poetry, Reverse SAD, Seasonal affective disorder, spring, writing, writing community9 Comments on March

The Jam Files #2 — The Longest Winter Ever

This winter has been a deep freeze.

Posted byJennifer PatinoFebruary 21, 2021Posted inProseTags:amwriting, chronic illness, chronic pain, february, health, life, love, Prose, the jam files, winter, writing, writing community

The Jam Files #1 — Sissy

…I couldn’t stop being entranced by Sissy Spacek’s freckles & her crystal blue eyes…

Posted byJennifer PatinoFebruary 11, 2021February 11, 2021Posted inProseTags:amwriting, essay, eyes, film, grief, micro essay, movies, Prose, sissy spacek, the jam files, writers, writing, writing community9 Comments on The Jam Files #1 — Sissy

New Published Works Page

Blog Update!

Posted byJennifer PatinoJanuary 4, 2021Posted inFlash Fiction, poetry, ProseTags:blog, Flash Fiction, poetry, published works, publishing, update

An Update from the Sickbed + Poems

The end of summer is making sure I feel it.

Posted byJennifer PatinoSeptember 21, 2020September 21, 2020Posted inpersonal, poetry, ProseTags:an angel at my table, blog, chronic illness, chronic pain, film, janet frame, little women, personal, poems, poetry, poetry community, poets, writers, writing, writing community7 Comments on An Update from the Sickbed + Poems

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