Uncertainty
Dear Jessica Brennan, I am not good at uncertainty. I write about it a lot and can tell just about anyone what to do within it; and it is generally …
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When Massive Follows Tiny
Dear Jessica Brennan, Sometime around 1997, I got an idea to send a letter to Dad’s cousins in England and ask them if they had a family photo of him …
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Shunning
Dear Jessica Brennan, One of the evilest and most lasting acts of emotional violence we commit against each other as humans is ironically usually found in a religious setting. This, …
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A Life of Service
Dear Jessica Brennan, One of the things that I am grateful for regarding how I was raised, was the lesson in service that I learned very young. Regardless of the …
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In Ruins
Dear Jessica Brennan, In the town of Whitby, in North Yorkshire, way up on a hill sits the ruins of Whitby Abbey. It was first built in 657 AD, then …
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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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