The Strings That Tie Us Together
The shape of her hairline matches mine. I turn and face the mirror hanging over her vanity and pull my salt and pepper bangs away from my...
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j.w. carlyle
Jan 23 min read
Jill's Prose & Cons: The Fine Print by Lauren Asher
I happened upon this book because I picked up the second in the series first, and being the obsessed reader I am, I couldn’t fathom...
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j.w. carlyle
Jan 12 min read
Jill's Prose & Cons: Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
“Cutting is a fence you build upon your own body to keep people out but then you cry to be touched. But the fence is barbed. What then?”...
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j.w. carlyle
Dec 4, 20232 min read
Jill's Prose & Cons: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
"The painful things you were certain you'd never be able to let go? Now you're not entirely sure when they happened…" I was so excited...
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j.w. carlyle
Dec 4, 20232 min read
Jill's Prose & Cons: The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
“There have been so many times when I was scared to speak up because I was afraid somebody would think I was crazy. But I’ve learned that...
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j.w. carlyle
May 7, 20218 min read
Searching for Celia: Chapter Four of Finding Fifty...A Memoir
The mother-daughter bond may give rise to the deepest mutuality and the most painful estrangement. It is an intense yet uneasy affinity...
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j.w. carlyle
Sep 15, 20207 min read
I'll Start Next Monday...How the Keto Diet Saved My Life
This post feels fitting at the moment. I was reminded of this essay that I wrote last year by a friend who is doing some research for a...
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j.w. carlyle
Jun 16, 20203 min read
The Starting Line
“Just get yourself to the starting line, from there, the possibilities are endless.”-JWC The hard cement floor was crowded with...
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