Years ago, I wrote three separate blog posts about 9/11. The first was about where I was when it happened. The second was when a class of first graders asked me questions about what happened, and the third was a ceremony that the entire school participated in.
I wrote these short pieces of writing on a blog that paid writers by the page click (and that no longer exists).
I read “Where were you on 9/11” on episode 040 of my Words of Jen podcast.
In this episode, I read to you a piece of my writing that I wrote a few days ago. It is about some epic, and seemingly endless battles, in a war that I have finally won.
I read “The Ants Go Marching” in episode 039 of Words of Jen.
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In the summer of 2018, the ants started invading. My husband and I did everything we could think of to kill of this invading army of little black ants. Somehow, enough survived to launch additional assaults.
I read “The Ants Go Marching” in episode 039 of my Words of Jen podcast.
In this episode, I read to you a piece of writing I wrote in 2009. It is about something that happened while I was working at my very first summer job – at an amusement park – in the late 1980’s.
I read “The Dragon is on Fire” in episode 038 of Words of Jen.
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I wrote this piece in 2009 on the blog of a podcast that I used to do (and that no longer is online). This piece of writing is about real events that happened decades ago, at my first job.
The amusement park I worked at hired teenagers, and didn’t put much effort into training them before handing them the keys to one of the rides. This amusement park closed a long time ago – and then reopened under a new owner.
I read “The Dragon is on Fire” in episode 038 of my Words of Jen podcast.
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In this episode, I read to you a piece of writing I wrote on April 6, 2015. It is about what happened after I got my very first smartphone. Strangers started calling me in an effort to reach someone named Mario.
I read “Desperately Seeking Mario” in episode 037 of Words of Jen.
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I wrote this piece on April 6, 2015, not long after I got my very first smartphone. Before this, I was using a flip phone, because it seemed easier. Shawn had to talk me into switching to a iPhone.
I didn’t try to transfer my old phone over to the new phone because I wanted a fresh start. That turned out to be a mistake.
I read “Desperately Seeking Mario” in episode 037 of my Words of Jen podcast.
In this episode, I read a piece of writing that I wrote on May 4, 2018. The inspiration for this piece came from something in the news. Toys R Us had filed for bankruptcy, and it looked like it wouldn’t be around much longer. This caused me to feel nostalgia for Toys R Us.
I read “Memories of Toys R Us” in episode 036 of Words of Jen.
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I wrote this piece on May 4, 2018. My inspiration came from the news that Toys R Us, one of my favorite stores when I was a little kid, had filed for bankruptcy.
I read “Memories of Toys R Us” on episode 036 of Words of Jen.
In this episode, I read a piece of writing that I wrote on April 6, 2018. The piece was inspired by something that was in the news a few months ago. Barnes & Noble had suddenly fired many of their employees. There was a time when I worked for Barnes & Noble, and I had things to say about this news.
I read “Barnes & Noble Fired its Workers” in episode 035 of Words of Jen.
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