I wrote this in late August of 2016, in response to something that was being talked about on social media. An awful man named Dan had written a “guide” in which he encouraged men to harass women who were wearing headphones.
I read “Stop Bothering Women Who are Wearing Headphones” in episode 13 of my Words of Jen podcast.
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In July of 2015, I was at a computer store, waiting to pick up my newly fixed computer. While I was there, I observed an example of the weirdness that can happen in retail environments.
I read “Are You Guys Still Open?” in episode 12 of Words of Jen.
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I wrote this in July of 2015, on a Tumblr account that no longer exists. It is about what happened while I was waiting (in a store that no longer exists) for my newly fixed computer to be returned to me.
I read this in episode 12 of my Words of Jen podcast.
In July of 2015, my Mac computer broke due to a “known issue” that happened just after the warrantee expired. This was problematic, because I am a writer who makes her money by posting writing on the internet. The situation was one in a long chain of frustrations.
I read “Two Steps Forward, One Step Back” in episode 11 of Words of Jen.
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I used to have the type of Mac computer that had a “known issue” that caused it to stop functioning. This was problematic, because I am a writer by trade, and I can’t make money on a computer that has broken down.
I wrote this piece in July of 2015. I read “Two Steps Forward, One Step Back”, in episode 11 of my Words of Jen podcast.
Back in October of 2014, the big thing in the news was that the nude photos of celebrities had been stolen from “the cloud” and distributed online without permission. All of the photos were of female celebrities.
I read “It’s Not About the Photos” on episode 10 of Words of Jen.
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I wrote this in early October of 2014, in response to something that was being talked about in the news. Several celebrities – all female – had their nude photos stolen and distributed without their permission. Here are my thoughts about that situation.
I read this piece in episode 10 of my Words of Jen podcast. (The photo above comes from Pixabay.)
Many places have a Taco Tuesday discount once a week. People can go in and get a tasty, inexpensive meal, and the restaurant makes a lot of money on a weekday evening. Taco Tuesday can be relaxing.
In episode 9 of Words of Jen, I read “Taco Tuesday“, which I wrote in 2012. Taco Tuesday isn’t usually this dramatic.
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I wrote “Taco Tuesday” in 2012. It tells the story of what happened when Shawn and I went to get tacos at a local place that sells them at a discount on Tuesdays.
I read “Taco Tuesday” in episode 9 of my Word of Jen podcast.
Pokémon GO held a Halloween event that began on October 20, 2017, and ended on November 2, 2017. I tend to enjoy Halloween events in video games, and this one was fun.
Like last year’s Halloween event, there were some Pokémon available that had not been in the game before. This year’s also includes some that had previously been introduced to the game, and that were more prevalent now for Halloween.
