Rapid Slo-Mo Isolation
Dear Jessica Brennan, One thing I’ve noticed during the pandemic is that there is this weird time-warp occurring. In the outside world, the virus rapidly takes control of the news …
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Dear Mum – Happy Mother’s Day
Guest contributor, Jessica. Dear Mum, We all grew up being told little white lies by our mums. Some tried and true favourites are “Your face will stick like that!” and …
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Look At Me!
Dear Jessica Brennan, In this very open and public world we live in, we tend to think that the good works we do must be seen, in order to have …
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Life After Dad
Dear Jessica Brennan, At this point in my life, I must need to learn about grief, because in the first six weeks of 2020 I got a crash course, as …
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Deep Runs the River
Dear Jessica Brennan, A poem . Love, Mum xo Deep Runs the River My face is still, And what you see, Is a quiet presence, So low key. But deep …
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How to Know When
Dear Jessica Brennan, I once heard Tina Fey say that when you are first doing improv, one of the most difficult things to learn is when to enter a scene. …
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Bad News About Your Best Self
Dear Jessica Brennan, If you read what I tend to read and listen to what I tend to listen to, you hear a lot about bringing your best self to …
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Avoid Being Agreeable
Dear Jessica Brennan, Sometime back around 1991, Dad bought me some dark chocolate, and no-doubt not wanting to offend him, I said, “oh yum-yum, thank you!” I don’t like dark …
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Alone
Dear Jessica Brennan, I like my own company, and I enjoy solitude, but I don’t like to be lonely. I don’t think anyone does, but I do know some people …
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Isolated Incident
Dear Jessica Brennan, I’m not sure I believe in isolated incidents. What would be a good example of one? I suppose if a truck fell on your head, that would …
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