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The Jam Files #10 : Just For You

Your homeland stays inside your bloodstream. When you’re away from it for too long your veins begin to burn with longing.

Posted byJennifer PatinoMarch 20, 2022March 20, 2022Posted inpersonal, ProseTags:home, life, march, michigan, personal, Prose, the jam files, writer, writers, writing, writing community27 Comments on The Jam Files #10 : Just For You

The Jam Files #9: Hijacked

As if the body didn’t have enough foreign invaders to fight off.

Posted byJennifer PatinoJanuary 10, 2022January 10, 2022Posted inpersonal, ProseTags:chronic illness, chronic pain, coronavirus, covid 19, health, january, personal, personal essay, Prose, spoonies, the jam files, writer, writers, writing, writing community34 Comments on The Jam Files #9: Hijacked

I’m a Tenant in My Own Body & the Space Keeps Changing

I fought for doctors to listen to me.
To believe me.

Posted byJennifer PatinoJanuary 2, 2022January 2, 2022Posted inpersonal, ProseTags:chronic illness, chronic pain, essay, january, new year, personal, personal essay, Prose, writer, writers, writing41 Comments on I’m a Tenant in My Own Body & the Space Keeps Changing

The Jam Files #7 — “The Void is Abysmal”

I’ve tiptoed out of the world.

Posted byJennifer PatinoSeptember 23, 2021Posted inProseTags:Prose, september, the jam files, writer, writers, writing, writing community13 Comments on The Jam Files #7 — “The Void is Abysmal”

Visions Again

Lie awake, craving the taste of lakewater and the scent of September rhubarb.

Posted byJennifer PatinoSeptember 14, 2021Posted inpoetry, ProseTags:anishinaabe, anishinaabemowin, haibun, haiku, ojibwe, ojibwemowin, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, Prose, prose poem, writer, writers, writing, writing community13 Comments on Visions Again

This Is

I am a burden with a mouth.

Posted byJennifer PatinoSeptember 3, 2021September 3, 2021Posted inpoetry, ProseTags:archive, poem, poet, poetry, poetry community, poets, Prose, prose poem, prose poetry, writer, writers, writing, writing community2 Comments on This Is

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

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