by jo | Jan 1, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Travel
This has been the hardest, and in many ways, worst years of my life. However, if I’ve ever had a right-of-passage year or a coming-of-age year, in many many ways, this was it. So, the previous post was my sentimental year in review. This is the practical one...
by jo | Dec 26, 2013 | Everyday Stories, Jesus Time, Published Pieces, Travel
North State Voices: The year I showed up (again and again) By Joanna O’Hanlon Posted: 12/25/2013 09:45:39 PM PST I was sitting in an apartment that is no longer mine, in a town that I no longer live in, on a couch that I no longer own. It was the end of 2012,...
by jo | Nov 28, 2013 | Everyday Stories, Published Pieces, Travel
North State Voices: Thirst and Thanksgiving By JOANNA O’HANLON POSTED: 11/28/2013 01:29:43 AM PST It is June 2007, and my legs are sweating under my long skirt, courtesy of the hot African sun. It is the wet season in Malawi, but the grass is dry. There have...
by jo | Oct 31, 2013 | Everyday Stories, Published Pieces
North State Voices: Walking the Tight Rope of Polite Lies It was Friday afternoon in October and my friend Stephanie and I were shopping in the Salvation Army, looking for fun and funky outfits. As it goes in second-hand shopping, our options were slim. But, two...
by jo | Oct 3, 2013 | Everyday Stories, Published Pieces
North State Voices: A grandmother’s legacy of love and life by Joanna O’Hanlon She didn’t want my sister’s grave to be alone. She was nearing death — she had been nearing it for over a decade — and yet as she was thinking about her final...