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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The In-Between Time 7/27/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I heard an analogy the other day that rang very true. This writer described the feeling of that moment when you’re in the last few minutes of a movie or maybe only have one chapter remaining of a novel and you start to worry. There is a certain anxiety that isContinue reading “The In-Between Time 7/27/2025”
Ghosts of Summers Past
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt My daughter has now finished her 3rd grade school year and summer is upon us. Even she commented on how quickly it seems to have gone by. It feels like we should be maybe mid-February or early March in the school year. Like we’ve been back since Christmas for a whileContinue reading “Ghosts of Summers Past”
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”
A Rare Day 1/12/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Today is not your average day in most senses of the word. As I write this I am snuggled on my couch with a cup of coffee and a snoozing dog next to my leg. We are both tucked under a warm blanket. She stirs and gives a dramatic sigh fromContinue reading “A Rare Day 1/12/2025”
Strange Days and Lost Time 12/29/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt The days after Christmas are always difficult for me. Not only am I in a stupor of all the glorious carbs and calories of the holiday season and its respectably festive gluttony, but not having to go regularly to work makes me fully unaware of what day it is. If IContinue reading “Strange Days and Lost Time 12/29/2024”
Small, But Mighty 11/24/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt As I sit here, it looks like it is snowing. Now it most certainly is not since in my neck of the woods we are not often blessed with such pleasantries. And I do realize that snow is not necessarily pleasant in the opinions of all my readers however if youContinue reading “Small, But Mighty 11/24/2024”
Just Another Morning 9/22/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I will be upfront and completely honest with you. What I write about today is going to be purely for the aesthetic. I am simply going to describe to you a few experiences I’ve had as of late that are just longing for me to put them in print. I wasContinue reading “Just Another Morning 9/22/2024”
The First at the End of the Line 5/19/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It is absolutely gorgeous. I wasn’t expecting things to be this pleasant but here we are. I am currently sitting in my vehicle. It is roughly 80 degrees outside. The sun is shining and there are huge cotton candy clouds drifting by. The sky is an azure sea with cotton ballsContinue reading “The First at the End of the Line 5/19/2024”
Watching and Waiting 4/28/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt It occurred to me that I am given an opportunity every morning that many people may not have. I have a veil pulled back and I am given tiny glimpses into other people’s lives each day. I have always been an observer, so I do not know why it has takenContinue reading “Watching and Waiting 4/28/2024”
All the Time 9/24/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt This is the time of year that the days get shorter. Well, the light does. I am assured that there are still in fact 24 hours in a day, but I am not sure that the proverbial “they” are correct on this. It seems to me that at this time ofContinue reading “All the Time 9/24/2023”
Not Quite Yet 7/30/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I am having a significant case of the “almost”. Let me explain. I am at that time of year when all sorts of things are getting ready to begin. All sorts of happenings are right around the corner. All the busyness is visible, but just off in the distance. This isContinue reading “Not Quite Yet 7/30/2023”
The Small and the Spirited 8/28/2022
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I don’t remember it but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. I do have a particularly terrible memory that has only gotten worse after becoming a mom (apparently that whole “baby brain” doesn’t stop even after 6 years). What I can’t recall was dressing up for spirit days in school. ApparentlyContinue reading “The Small and the Spirited 8/28/2022”
The Morning Drive 5/1/2022
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I feel like my commute is not your average one. I admit that it has changed over the years as to what I see. While interestingly, for the most part the area that I cover has been the same for decades, I tend to pay attention to new and different thingsContinue reading “The Morning Drive 5/1/2022”
Prose and Possibilities 