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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

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)

The Jam Files #3 — From the Fringes

We’ve been running on fumes the past couple of days.

Posted byJennifer PatinoMarch 9, 2021Posted inpersonal, ProseTags:amwriting, blogging, health, journal, march, personal, poetry, poetry community, the jam files, update, writing, writing community17 Comments on The Jam Files #3 — From the Fringes

The Jam Files #2 — The Longest Winter Ever

This winter has been a deep freeze.

Posted byJennifer PatinoFebruary 21, 2021Posted inProseTags:amwriting, chronic illness, chronic pain, february, health, life, love, Prose, the jam files, winter, writing, writing community

The Jam Files #1 — Sissy

…I couldn’t stop being entranced by Sissy Spacek’s freckles & her crystal blue eyes…

Posted byJennifer PatinoFebruary 11, 2021February 11, 2021Posted inProseTags:amwriting, essay, eyes, film, grief, micro essay, movies, Prose, sissy spacek, the jam files, writers, writing, writing community9 Comments on The Jam Files #1 — Sissy
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