By: Jennifer Richardson Holt They are tearing down my old school. If you’ve read here for a while you know that I live in an achingly rural community and the school that my daughter attends is the same one I attended. In fact, this community is so small, there was only one school for theContinue reading “Different Hands Held Down Different Halls 5/11/2025”
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The Reciprocal Tradition 10/15/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I was preparing my daughter’s lunch to take to school a few days ago. I put all the non-refrigerated bits in the night before. The final addition is always the napkin. True, adding it could likely be a tad ridiculous since I am pretty sure she almost never uses it. IContinue reading “The Reciprocal Tradition 10/15/2023”
Ridiculousness 5/8/2022
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Where do I even begin? I don’t think there are words that will ever do justice to the topic at hand. Mothers. You had one or you are one. Does the English language even have anything at all that can lend the appropriate significance? I would have to venture that itContinue reading “Ridiculousness 5/8/2022”
The Softhearted Sword 5/9/2021
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I grew up loving a strong female character. I have even mentioned in this blog my love of one particular cartoon heroine from my childhood. I have always been enamored by the idea of some strong female character who possesses all the strength and bravery of a traditional male hero whileContinue reading “The Softhearted Sword 5/9/2021”
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