By: Jennifer Richardson Holt My daughter is an avid reader. In this, she is very much like her mother. Few things delight her more than being swept into a good story. Yet she’s still at the age where reading can sometimes feel a little too much like schoolwork, so she occasionally needs encouragement to pickContinue reading “The Crown and the Blade 10/5/2025”
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Beauty, Oddity and the Middle Ground 8/17/2025
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”
One Generation After Another 6/16/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I come from good stock. To call my people salt of the earth doesn’t seem a generous enough description. I come from the simplest of professions. There were moonshiners and preachers. There were steel mill workers and farmers. Acres of picked cotton and fields of harvested peanuts are the stuff ofContinue reading “One Generation After Another 6/16/2024”
Quality vs. Quantity 4/7/2024
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I had the pleasure and/or misfortune (it was a mixed bag of reaction for me really) one day last week I believe it was, to stumble upon something. It was lost in the beautiful mess that is social media that I happened upon where, years ago, my husband had shared oneContinue reading “Quality vs. Quantity 4/7/2024”
Eyes on the Past 3/12/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I asked my daughter what I should write about this week. Her very humble suggestion was for me to write about her. I am not totally opposed to this. I questioned her further about what specifically I should write about and she said I should just tell about her day atContinue reading “Eyes on the Past 3/12/2023”
The Inheritance 1/22/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I seem to have passed an unexpected trait down to my daughter. It is one of those things that could be both a blessing and a curse. I know it certainly has been for me. Right now, it is leaning every so slightly to the latter, proving a challenge to herContinue reading “The Inheritance 1/22/2023”
Saved by the Bell 3/27/2022
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Has anyone ever told you a story about a story? If the answer is no, I get it. I am not sure anyone has ever done as much to me either. But today, there is a good chance that is what is going to happen here. I had a bit ofContinue reading “Saved by the Bell 3/27/2022”
A Fairly Grave Tale 4/19/2020
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I have a somewhat unique hobby. My parents have this same hobby and when I was younger I was quite convinced that they were a tad on the lunatic side because of it. But then again, when you’re younger I suppose most things your parents do are either weird, stupid orContinue reading “A Fairly Grave Tale 4/19/2020”
Prose and Possibilities 