Right now, I know, having been where you are, grief is your largest organ. Every centimeter from your scalp to your toes feels scalded, disfigured …
The Unthinkable Happened by Jacqueline Jules
And now I seek comfort in the song of a bird, the bloom of a rose, the smell of sidewalk after a hot rain. What …
Instructions from the Dead by Jacqueline Jules
“In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince …
Reading Advice by Jacqueline Jules
I have decided to reopen that book— the one I abandoned, early last summer, heeding the advice of Suzy and Barbara, and the New York …
Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Sacagawea
Many facts about the famed Shoshone guide Sacagawea’s life, particularly the dates of her birth and death, are unknown. However, all records portray her as …
Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is often called the “mother of the civil rights movement.” When she was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to …
Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Rachel Carson
In 1935, after earning a Master’s degree in zoology at Johns Hopkins University, Rachel Carson began working at the United States Fish and Wildlife Service …
Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was arrested for illegally voting in the 1872 presidential election. At her trial, she insisted that it was her constitutional right as …
Poetic Tribute to a Badass Lady in History: Clara Barton
Clara Barton was born in 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts. She first showed an aptitude for nursing as a young girl in Massachusetts when she took …