by jo | Jan 26, 2016 | Everyday Stories
Sometimes days are hard. Sometimes life hurts. Sometimes it’s just heavy. Sometimes it’s hard to wake up in the morning. Not because you didn’t sleep long enough, or didn’t sleep well enough (though those also may be true) but simply because being awake means facing...
by jo | Jan 19, 2016 | Everyday Stories, Memoir & Essays
I’d just told my uncle that I wanted to move. I was living in an area that I’d only moved to for two reasons. The first was that I wanted to move out of my hometown. I’d spent enough time there as an adult, and enough time there after some major life changes to feel...
by jo | Jan 12, 2016 | Everyday Stories
“What do you miss most about home?” he asked me. I paused. How to answer that this time? I often feel like a politician when I play the “get to know you” game of life. “I miss the people,” I started. “And I think it’s...
by jo | Dec 29, 2015 | Everyday Stories
In O’Hanlon Family Christmas Letter Tradition, here is mine: 2015 was another full year for me. Somehow full, but not too busy, which I think is my favorite kind of fullness. There were enough spaces and places that were slow, quiet, and solitary that I was...
by jo | Dec 22, 2015 | Memoir & Essays
One of my family’s favorite stories to tell at Christmas time is about my 3-year-old self’s guide to gift giving: No Gift? No Worries! 3-year-old Jo’s guide to gift giving Who do you need to give the gift to? (Specifically, you need to know their...