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First Snow

A poem + reflection on my favorite season

Posted byJennifer PatinoNovember 7, 2025Posted inpoetryTags:life, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, winter, writer, writers, writing, writing community18 Comments on First Snow

And Then The Timeline Overlaps

wondering what it means/to be made aware of/pieces of me

Posted byJennifer PatinoSeptember 17, 2025Posted inpersonal, poetryTags:death, life, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, writer, writers, writing, writing community12 Comments on And Then The Timeline Overlaps

Time For Change (Addendum)

“…see you on the other side, my friend…”

Posted byJennifer PatinoJuly 9, 2025Posted inmusic, personalTags:friendship, grief, life, rip, writing14 Comments on Time For Change (Addendum)

Time For Change

This brings me to an announcement…

Posted byJennifer PatinoJuly 9, 2025Posted inpersonalTags:chronic illness, chronic pain, epilepsy, health, life, personal, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, polycystic kidney disease, substack, update, writer, writers, writing, writing community20 Comments on Time For Change

I Can Almost Say I Survived This Summer

I’m ready for cold weather, crisp leaves, & cleansing snowfall.

Posted byJennifer PatinoSeptember 1, 2024September 1, 2024Posted inpersonalTags:autumn, books, film, life, life update, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, september, update, writer, writers, writing, writing community19 Comments on I Can Almost Say I Survived This Summer

I Cannot Tell July

I exist in fragments. At least that’s what my mind tries to do most of the time.

Posted byJennifer PatinoJuly 1, 2024Posted inpersonalTags:blog, blogging community, life, life update, ojibwe, personal, personal essay, poetry, powwwow, traverse city, update, writing, writing community26 Comments on I Cannot Tell July

“Always the hours…”

“I’ve been working on poetry every chance I get…”

Posted byJennifer PatinoMay 20, 2024Posted inpersonalTags:blog, chronic illness, epilepsy, life, michigan, music, personal, personal essay, poet, poet life, poetry, poetry community, poets, seizures, traverse city, writers, writing, writing community36 Comments on “Always the hours…”

False Spring, Music Writing, & ‘House of Leaves’

I’m still a busy little bee

Posted byJennifer PatinoMarch 11, 2024Posted inpersonalTags:blog, blogging, book, book discussion, books, false spring, house of leaves, life, music, personal, personal essay, seasons, snow, spring, the jam files, traverse city, weather, writing, writing community15 Comments on False Spring, Music Writing, & ‘House of Leaves’

Rest, Reading, Records

I’ve said it before & I’ll say it again, life is busy when you actually have one.

Posted byJennifer PatinoFebruary 26, 2024Posted inpersonalTags:blog, life, michigan, music, personal, personal essay, reading, traverse city, writing, writing community6 Comments on Rest, Reading, Records

I Finally Saw Thursday in Concert

Allow me to tell you about how I came to fall in love with this band.

Posted byJennifer PatinoJanuary 30, 2024January 30, 2024Posted inmusic, personalTags:band, blog, detroit, downtown detroit, geoff rickly, life, live music, majestic theatre, michigan, personal, thursday, thursday band, writing, writing community16 Comments on I Finally Saw Thursday in Concert

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