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Unexpected Dreams

I think it's fair to say that no one expected to spend Spring 2020 in such a bizarre manner. I know I certainly didn't. And yet, it...

Jacquelyn Holmes

May 28, 20204 min read

Short Story In 6 Steps

I teach a creative writing class. I love it. Now I'm at home, separated from my students. For a moment, will you be my surrogate writing...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Apr 28, 20202 min read

Pigeon

In which a pigeon does well Peck, peck. The pigeon stepped closer, gobbling up in greedy gulps the breadcrumbs under the park bench....

Jacquelyn Holmes

Apr 7, 202012 min read

Monsieur Benoit and the Sphinxes, Part Two

The conclusion to the story. Don't miss out on part one! You can read it here! I did not sleep the next night. I watched the sun creep up...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Mar 24, 20207 min read

Monsieur Benoit and The Sphinxes, Part One

In which an elderly man receives a mysterious package. It started two weeks ago on a Monday morning. I received a package. I receive...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Mar 10, 202017 min read

Hair Loss and Other Unimportant Things

I had another small milestone today. I got a new driver's license. That doesn't sound like any big thing-and it's not- except that for...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Jan 6, 20203 min read

Writing Groups

I've attempted a couple of writing groups so far. If you've ever been on that rollercoaster, then you will understand how hard it is to...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Dec 20, 20194 min read

Turkey Shirt of Doom

Let's just shut our eyes for a moment and think of a time when we took on a project, totally unnecessarily, and almost instantly...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Dec 2, 20194 min read

Oh Mom!

It happens eventually in everyone's life. Strep throat. I am the proud mother of a soon-to-be 4-year-old. She started school this year...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Nov 18, 20193 min read

International Day of the Girl Child

If you haven't figured it out by now, I'm a lady. Therefore, I was once a girl child. The proof is above! This week has had a lot of odd...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Oct 11, 20192 min read

Celebrating 95 Years of Life

Above are two special ladies. My grandmother and great-grandmother, or as they are more commonly known in our family, Ma and Nana. Their...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Oct 2, 20193 min read

Why Write? Part Two

In Which My Daughter Saves My Life It is impossible to write about how I arrived at this point in my life without also talking about my...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Sep 16, 20194 min read

Why Write? Part One

That is a certificate I was awarded in the second grade. I'm still waiting on the "famous" part! "A writer is someone who can't not...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Sep 9, 20192 min read

An Ode to Libraries

This is what a book looks like before it becomes a book. It looks like an open laptop, a pile of other books for research, a mess of...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Aug 27, 20193 min read

I never thought it would really happen...

Anyone who has knew me as a girl can testify. I was always clutching a sketchpad or a notebook. I doodled comic strips in the margins of...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Aug 1, 20191 min read

Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits

"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen." -John Steinbeck I quite...

Jacquelyn Holmes

Jul 17, 20192 min read

Suggest a Weird Old Book!

Unexpected Dreams

Short Story In 6 Steps

Pigeon

Monsieur Benoit and the Sphinxes, Part Two

Monsieur Benoit and The Sphinxes, Part One

Hair Loss and Other Unimportant Things

Writing Groups

Turkey Shirt of Doom

Oh Mom!

International Day of the Girl Child

Celebrating 95 Years of Life

Why Write? Part Two

Why Write? Part One

An Ode to Libraries

I never thought it would really happen...

Rabbits, rabbits, rabbits