PinnedBelieve in Psychics? I DoI know. There are a lot of scammers out there, and I’ve had my share of sessions with quacks. There was that tarot card reader with the…Dec 17, 20213Dec 17, 20213
PinnedThe Pandemic BluesOkay, let’s change that up a tad. Hello, my name is Jane. I watched “Family Feud” last week and then relapsed and watched the show again…Dec 10, 2021Dec 10, 2021
I’VE FINISHED MY BOOK. NOW WHAT?You’d think I’d be relieved after spending a year writing a book and finally sending it off into the ethernet. Well, I’m not.Nov 28, 2017Nov 28, 2017
8 THINGS I’VE LEARNED ABOUT TEEN SUICIDE (Whether I Wanted to Or Not)I’m not a stranger to suicide. My mother’s first cousin took her own life, but the cause of her death was listed as an “accident.” I have…Nov 27, 20171Nov 27, 20171
My Book About Brothers and Sisters and “The Jenny Jones Show”Yep, I’m still at it. The drumbeat continues.Apr 10, 20161Apr 10, 20161
SIBLINGS DAY: Who Knew?Okay, so this is not a heavy story about the 2016 election or the Flint water crisis. I get that. But as an author of an ebook about…Mar 19, 2016Mar 19, 2016
Grandmother LoverOkay. Maybe I’m one of the last people on the planet to land on “Grandmother Lover,” a documentary about a young man named Kyle (and I mean…Dec 29, 2015Dec 29, 2015
“Get Out Those Vinyl LPs: Albums Are Making a ComebackI’m a bit slow when it comes to technological advances (or, this case, a technological shout out to the good ole’ days.)Sep 12, 2015Sep 12, 2015
BEYOND EXPLANATIONI stood shivering in the cold hallway of a Chicago two-flat on an early winter afternoon. The exterior of the house with its unremarkable…Jun 1, 2015Jun 1, 2015
My Friend DanielDaniel is a dear friend. We met four years ago at Misericordia, a campus of about 600 folks with mild to serious intellectual disabilities…Apr 30, 2015Apr 30, 2015
A Baby Boomer’s LamentAt the risk of offending my younger (make that much younger) friends and family, I just don’t get this selfie thing; in fact, I don’t…Apr 30, 2015Apr 30, 2015