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The Jam Files #11 — Jet Lagged Edition

I’m existing as a shadow who can’t find the body it belongs to.

Posted byJennifer PatinoFebruary 3, 2023Posted inpersonal, ProseTags:blog, jam files, personal, writers, writing, writing community33 Comments on The Jam Files #11 — Jet Lagged Edition

The Jam Files #8 : A Little Life Update

When too many bad days in a row occur, I start to wonder if this is just how it’s going to be from now on.

Posted byJennifer PatinoNovember 20, 2021Posted inpersonalTags:blog, chronic illness, chronic pain, health, personal, the jam files, update28 Comments on The Jam Files #8 : A Little Life Update

I Really Can’t Function Without Him: Life Update + Poem

My poor husband is in the hospital…

Posted byJennifer PatinoJanuary 30, 2021Posted inpersonal, poetryTags:blog, chronic illness, chronic pain, health, january, las vegas, life, marriage, mental health, personal, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, snow, update, writer, writers, writing, writing community27 Comments on I Really Can’t Function Without Him: Life Update + Poem

New Published Works Page

Blog Update!

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

The End of 2020 + Announcement

It’s the last day of 2020.

Posted byJennifer PatinoDecember 31, 2020Posted inpersonalTags:2020, 2021, blog, new year, personal, poetry, publishing, the chamber magazine, update

Time Between Waves

There is time between waves of excruciating pain where I’m relaxed, even peaceful, because the waves have just turned into trickles and it’s more manageable.

Posted byJennifer PatinoSeptember 26, 2020Posted inpersonalTags:anxiety, blog, break, chronic illness, chronic pain, pandemic, personal, 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

We’re Learning That Time Is Making Us Miserable

Why keep ourselves so constricted to something as meaningless as a clock right now?

Posted byJennifer PatinoMay 4, 2020Posted inpersonalTags:blog, coronavirus, covid19, pandemic, personal, schedule, time, writers, writing, writing community

Thinking about Powwows During a Pandemic

It’s springtime in the middle of a pandemic and between the hand washing, concern, disinfecting, and time spent in prayer, I’m thinking about powwows.

Posted byJennifer PatinoApril 13, 2020April 13, 2020Posted inpersonal, poetryTags:blog, ojibwe, pandemic, poem, poetry, powwow1 Comment on Thinking about Powwows During a Pandemic
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