“Self-discovery through reading is often revelatory and freeing, but not always pleasant. It makes us look within, and that is sometimes painful.” This is from “The Power of Habit,” the book I started reading yesterday. Being human is complicated. I can interpret the events in my life through totally different lenses; sometimes, I see myselfContinue reading “Round Here”
Category Archives: Writings
Small Town
In no particular order, the town I grew up in is a cross between Cheers, Friends, and Schitt’s Creek. And for those reasons I both loved and hated it. I didn’t like the screwed-up game of telephone; where everyone seemed to know a bit of information about everybody, but it mainly was distorted and missingContinue reading “Small Town”
Work It
My attitude tonight reminds me of a newcomer in Alcoholics Anonymous. “Hi, I’m Jaclynn, and I’m a writer. I wish I could stop, but I can’t. There are paper and pens and blank documents everywhere. There’s no escaping it. And the worst of all is my mind; it came up with five hundred ideas todayContinue reading “Work It”
Making The Grade
Archie, my dog, is stoically looking out over our property. The outer edges of his nose are flapping, sniffing in scents and his ears are perking up to attention like mini-satellites. That he’s able to tune in to the more subtle aspects of life I can’t help but think if he is the wild. NextContinue reading “Making The Grade”
Feelin’ Groovy
“Slow down, you move too fastYou got to make the morning lastJust kicking down the cobblestonesLooking for fun and feeling groovy.” How to slow down? Now, this is a struggle of mine. When I’m going a million miles an hour, I know the quality of what I’m doing goes down. I imagine it’s like drivingContinue reading “Feelin’ Groovy”
Unbreak My Heart
Think of something you don’t want to do. Now think of something you enjoy doing. In order to do the thing you don’t want to do, take away the thing you enjoy doing. I hope it works as well for you as it did for me! The thorn in my side – uploading that podcastContinue reading “Unbreak My Heart”
Faily Fool
As promised, I’ll tell you the inspiration for yesterday’s blog, “Gumping for Goy.” So while swapping charming toddlers’ stories between myself, Dave, and our friend Jeff – Jeff mentioned how his four-year-old nephew can’t pronounce J’s and that instead they’re G’s; so as you may have guessed this means Uncle Jeff is Uncle Geff. IContinue reading “Faily Fool”
Gumping with Goy
Have you ever quit something you loved out of fear? I have – writing. But I’m not ready; I tell the director, is there any way to postpone until tomorrow? And yet the stage is set; open mic, an empty chair, a spotlight, the audience has taken their seats. He takes a drag off hisContinue reading “Gumping with Goy”
Just Right Rambly
“Listen as your day unfolds. Challenge what the future holds. Try and keep your head up to the sky.” Have you ever heard a song play at a weird time, and although it is likely random, feels like it’s divine intervention or from a psychic portal from beyond? Yeah? Me too. The drive from workContinue reading “Just Right Rambly”
Virtual Insanity
You don’t want to write right now. The thought puts its arm around my shoulder, all buddy-buddy-like, pushing me to do anything but open my laptop. I prefer to put the two-plus hours in the passenger seat to good use, but the thought is onto something, so blankly, I stare out the window at theContinue reading “Virtual Insanity”
Going On 40 