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Author: JenniferP

Chicago filmmaker, teacher, and blogger.

#1315: How do I tell acquaintances about a death in the family without sounding dramatic?

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 ~ JenniferP

When you want to share an extremely mood-ruining thing (death of a parent) without ruining the mood: Be brief and direct, and let other people be nice to you for a minute.

Art Prompts?

February 15, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Art and storytelling prompts to the many artists and writers who follow the blog stay alive and make things.

Guest Post Situation Update

February 12, 2021February 13, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Public statement addressing reader concerns about Rae McDaniel's guest posts here.

#1314: “I put my emotions in the fridge and went away for a few years and now I’m afraid of what’s growing in there.”

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Numbness can be a survival skill, but the feeling's gotta come back sometime.

#1312: Did I make the wrong decision? And–why can’t I listen to everyone telling me I made the right decision?

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 ~ JenniferP ~ 1 Comment

I believe the classic phrase is "don't set yourself on fire to keep somebody else warm."

#1311: “I don’t wanna hang out post-pandemic.”

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 ~ JenniferP ~ 1 Comment

The question u asked: "How do I decline future social invitations from people I don't like anymore?"

The question I answered: "It is okay to outgrow friendships and only RSVP 'yes' to the parties you want to attend."

#1310: Giving our future children my (the hetero wife’s) last name.

January 21, 2021January 22, 2021 ~ JenniferP

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Great! Then why not pick mine?

It Came From The Search Terms: January 2021

January 18, 2021January 19, 2021 ~ JenniferP

It is that time when I pretend that the search strings people typed in are actual questions. Details? What details. Mitigating circumstances? Ha! It's all assumptions, all the time! 

#1309: My housemate is accidentally flashing me

January 13, 2021January 17, 2021 ~ JenniferP ~ 173 Comments

Probably just tell people when they have spinach in their teeth and when they have unintentional crotch displays.

#1308: How do I deal with my edgelord friend?

January 11, 2021January 12, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Just spitballing here, but what if my fellow white people took bigotry in our social spaces incredibly fucking seriously for a change?

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