Jaclyn Paul / Lena George
author. mom. nerd. lover of mountains, rime ice, and cloud inversions.
Blog
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Book review: two entertaining essay collections from women with ADHD
I’ve read a lot of essay collections this fall. Could it be because I’ve redoubled my own essay-writing efforts? Well, of course. I like to read broadly in the category of my current projects. This gives me a chance to pick up on trends and get a feel for the reading experience people will expect.…
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Hometown sentimental
You know the trope-y-feeling plotline with the ex from your hometown? Who you never call and hardly ever think about yet you end up together every time you’re both back in town? And then you wonder about alternate timelines and what if you two were actually meant to be together and what does it mean…
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My Introvert Maybe: It’s not a people-pleaser’s No, it’s a door left ajar
While I’m not flaky — if I tell you I’ll be somewhere, I’ll be there at any cost — anyone who knows me probably reads my “maybe” as a no. If there’s a justifiable reason not to leave my house for an off-schedule peopling, I will find it. This is not my favorite trait. My…
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From writing retreat to stranded in the storm
Funny story: I went to the beach for a little Thursday-Sunday writing retreat and I got stuck there. I thought I could leave at the time I’d originally planned despite a nor’easter rolling in. Turns out if I wanted to leave at all, I needed to have done it at least a half-day earlier. Around…
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School pickup street reading is back in season and I love it
I have mixed feelings about driving in the city in general, and driving my kid to school in particular. As a kid myself I scoffed at peers whose parents chauffeured them to and from school every day. It was uppity. But we had yellow school buses. City kids don’t. While I would love for him…