by jo | Mar 25, 2021 | Grief, Memoir & Essays
Let’s talk about trauma. The first death I remember experiencing and truly grieving was the death of our kitten, Curious, who was run over by a car when I was young. The day that it happened, I punched the trunk of our crepe myrtle tree in the front yard until my...
by jo | Jan 1, 2019 | Everyday Stories, Memoir & Essays
I started 2018 on too cold of a morning, as all Wichitans did. It was so cold that my truck wouldn’t start. My truck had started having issues on Christmas day. I’d since replaced the battery, flushed the oil, then changed the oil. It was working — ish. Then came New...
by jo | May 15, 2017 | Everyday Stories, Memoir & Essays, People I meet
Two Things: One: Because Today is Mother’s Day When I was young, my mom was in her forties. She was on the older end of moms in terms of my peers, and I liked to give her a hard time about it. One time when I was a kid, I was razzing her about being in her forties,...
by jo | May 17, 2016 | Everyday Stories, Memoir & Essays
Roommate Series #7: Jenna Jan-May 2009 Roommate award: Sweetest and Best Baker The first thing I noticed was a jar of buttons sitting on the desk atop a doily. I’d just arrived to my new school in Switzerland where I’d be studying abroad for the...
by jo | May 3, 2016 | Everyday Stories, Memoir & Essays
Roommate Series #6: Kate 1) unofficially Aug ’07-Dec ’08/ Officially Aug ’08 – Dec ’08 (1st semester Sophomore Year) 2) Fall ’09 – Switzerland 3) Aug ’14- May ’15 – Denver Roommate Award: “Most down...
by jo | Apr 26, 2016 | Everyday Stories, Memoir & Essays
Roommate Series #5: Emily | unofficially Aug ’07-Dec ’08/ Officially Aug ’08 – Dec ’08 (1st semester Sophomore Year) Roommate Award: Most Spontaneous and Best Wardrobe Emily was a part of our little crew of four at the end of our...