By: Jennifer Richardson Holt My daughter is a singularly unique soul. Actually, even that statement feels a bit too broad. Though true, I long for a word better than “unique.” “Extraordinary” comes closer—and I don’t say that merely from the bias of a mother’s heart. She truly is, in so many ways, unlike any otherContinue reading “Beauty, Oddity and the Middle Ground 8/17/2025”
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Different Hands Held Down Different Halls 5/11/2025
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”
The Same Tales She Told 5/12/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Lately I have had the pleasure of beginning something with my daughter that my mother began with me when I was close to the same age. My memories of these times with my mother are faint but there. They float about in the back corridors of my mind like the glowingContinue reading “The Same Tales She Told 5/12/2024”
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”
Unrivaled Ferocity 10/1/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Lately I have been thinking about a certain term that is readily thrown about. I’m pretty sure most of you will have heard of this phrase. I’ve seen it on T-shirts and on stickers on cars. If I am honest, I wouldn’t mind having one of those shirts myself. The termContinue reading “Unrivaled Ferocity 10/1/2023”
A Quick Progression 6/11/2023
Today I want to relate the events of seven years ago this coming Tuesday. It is quite a tale. I am one of the main characters, so I suppose it is my story to tell however I see fit. I hope you all find it of interest. I don’t think I have told this storyContinue reading “A Quick Progression 6/11/2023”
Beautiful, but Strange 5/14/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Considering the day at hand, since today we, in America at least, celebrate our mothers, I came to a conclusion. Motherhood is a strange thing. It is full of mysteries and oddities that I am not sure I can find anywhere else. This probably isn’t the angle you were expecting today.Continue reading “Beautiful, but Strange 5/14/2023”
A Mother’s Love 5/10/2020
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt The heady fragrance of privet hedge bloom is to me the quintessential May aroma. It is the intoxicatingly floral sweetness that is just flowery enough without being oppressive. A hedge dripping with lacy blossoms and filling all of the outside air with the perfect measure of perfume is probably one ofContinue reading “A Mother’s Love 5/10/2020”
Prose and Possibilities 