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By Jené Jackson January 2, 2019 Blog/book news/process/Video

Ta-Dah! The Beginning of The Church of Wild: I Read to You

By Jené Jackson September 18, 2018December 22, 2018 blurting/process

Civil War of My Books

I’m having a weird relationship with my books lately. I have many, many books. I had many books before my mom died, and then I got most of hers, and now I have even more. And they’re great books. I call myself a “literary survivalist.” Someday–we all know it will

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By Jené Jackson October 11, 2015October 11, 2015 process

Derailed. Castle and the Sea

I recently took a trip. To the beach. A dear friend asked me to cat-sit for a little over two weeks at her condo right. on. the. beach. Balcony overlooking the sand. Twenty or thirty yards from the water. I cleared it with my ex (we co-parent), arranged kids school

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By Jené Jackson April 12, 2015September 26, 2015 blurting/Jené/process

Humility: Not the First Thing

“Just stay humble.” “Don’t get too excited.” “You’re not all that.” Have you ever heard these sorts of words? In my humble opinion, I think hearing them at the beginning of an endeavor cripples accomplishment and creativity. If you want to know why my screensaver is crazy-blinged out and all

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By Jené Jackson December 9, 2014December 9, 2014 book news/excerpts/process

The Worst Victoria Secret’s Experience Ever: An Excerpt from The Oat Project

Note: That photo up there was taken post-tattoo, post-book, long after the moment below happened. In the following, I was just trying to do and finish the project, feeling like I sucked at everything, trying to do what I said I would do, all amidst the core of being a mother.

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By Jené Jackson October 26, 2014October 27, 2014 process

An Excerpt from The Oat Project

JOURNAL 11.21.2012 Last night, I sat with my mom as she struggled through the worst night of pain thus far in her fight with cancer. Her abdomen was sore from throwing up, the morphine was not working well, and her thirst remained unquenched fearing more nausea. I felt completely helpless. I

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By Jené Jackson October 19, 2014October 19, 2014 Jené/process

The Spiral of a Party: On Friendship

Last night, as I stood at the stove at my own birthday party and created, stirred, and spiced the soup, I listened to all of you (my children included) talking, laughing, connecting. You thought I was fussing over a dish, but hearing all my people meet and love each other

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By Jené Jackson August 3, 2014August 26, 2014 Jené/process

Happy Birthday, Mom

Dear Mom, Happy Birthday, mamadear, on what would have been your 69th. I’m sitting here about to watch an Agatha Christie movie, whom you loved, eating beets then pecan shortbread, which you loved (as do I), end-of-week tired from work you would have been so happy to know I was

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By Jené Jackson May 23, 2014August 26, 2014 book news/process

Forest Fires, Drama Queens, and Authenticity

This is an excerpt from The Oat Project, from the rock concert chapter. It may or may not make the final version (coming this summer!!!). Enjoy…and now, back to it. It’s like World Wide Wrestling. What is that fake-fighting impulse? Do we all have it in one form or another?

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By Jené Jackson May 18, 2014May 18, 2014 Jené/process

The Gifts of Empty

The kitchen is where my inner science geek and slapdashing artist get to dirty dance…pure alchemy. Cooking has always given me energy, yes; but it also requires a focus, effort, and sense of play that I haven’t been able to muster often over the last year and a half since

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Ta-Dah! The Beginning of The Church of Wild: I Read to You