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

I’m still a busy little bee

Posted byJennifer NealMarch 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’

Goop

“Great. It’s infected.”

Posted byJennifer NealMarch 4, 2024March 4, 2024Posted inmusic, personalTags:blog, blogging, march, michigan, music, music blog, personal, personal essay, spring, the accidentals, the jam files, traverse city, writer, writers, writing, writing community24 Comments on Goop

Rest, Reading, Records

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

Posted byJennifer NealFebruary 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 NealJanuary 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

The Jam Files #18 — “Christmas Eve”

End of the Year

Posted byJennifer NealDecember 24, 2023Posted inpersonalTags:birding, blog, christmas, december, end of the year, life, personal, personal essay, writers, writing, writing community29 Comments on The Jam Files #18 — “Christmas Eve”

The Jam Files #17 — “The Cute”

“What’s this? She likes cute things? Dark, sad, poet Jenn likes cute things?”

Posted byJennifer NealDecember 5, 2023December 5, 2023Posted inpersonalTags:blog, blogging, creativity, life, personal, personal essay, writers, writing, writing community21 Comments on The Jam Files #17 — “The Cute”

The Jam Files #16 — “Taking Notes”

This is the stream of conscious stuff that’s messing up my focus. I have no linear thought. Everything keeps getting jumbled, but this isn’t a complaint.

Posted byJennifer NealNovember 13, 2023November 13, 2023Posted inpersonalTags:blog, blogging, life, personal, the jam files, writing, writing community16 Comments on The Jam Files #16 — “Taking Notes”

The Jam Files #15 — “What is this ‘happiness’ that you speak of?”

On happy places & monetizing the craft.

Posted byJennifer NealOctober 18, 2023Posted inpersonalTags:life, personal, personal essay, writer, writers, writing, writing community22 Comments on The Jam Files #15 — “What is this ‘happiness’ that you speak of?”

The Jam Files #14.2 — “On the Powwow Trail Part II”

“If I go out there during the Veteran’s Song are you going to cry?”

Posted byJennifer NealSeptember 4, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inpersonalTags:life, michigan, native american, ojibwe, personal, powwow, st ignace, writing, writing community18 Comments on The Jam Files #14.2 — “On the Powwow Trail Part II”

The Jam Files #14.1 — “On the Powwow Trail”

I couldn’t help myself, I cried the moment the drums started…

Posted byJennifer NealAugust 31, 2023September 4, 2023Posted inpersonalTags:michigan, native american, ojibwe, personal, powwow, the jam files, writing, writing community16 Comments on The Jam Files #14.1 — “On the Powwow Trail”

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