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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’

Goop

“Great. It’s infected.”

Posted byJennifer PatinoMarch 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

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 PatinoNovember 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 #14.1 — “On the Powwow Trail”

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

Posted byJennifer PatinoAugust 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”

The Jam Files #12 — “Bound for the Homeland”

Move update

Posted byJennifer PatinoJuly 9, 2023July 9, 2023Posted inpersonalTags:blog, moving, personal, the jam files, update, writing, writing community22 Comments on The Jam Files #12 — “Bound for the Homeland”

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

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

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”

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)

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