Jenny DeShieldsOn Death and Not DyingObituaries are pages in the Grim Reaper’s never-ending novel. An entire life, a person’s story, is condensed into a few paragraphs — the…Oct 7, 2016Oct 7, 2016
Jenny DeShieldsThe Moon and MeMy thoughts are like immiscible liquids, the heavier, darker ones resting at the bottom and each subsequent strata growing lighter. During…Sep 14, 2016Sep 14, 2016
Jenny DeShieldsLong Live LaughterHospitals are a kind of limbo. When the automatic doors “whoosh” shut behind you, time stutters and it no longer matters whether it’s 3…Jul 2, 2016Jul 2, 2016
Jenny DeShieldsK-I-S-S-O-F-FFirst comes loneliness, then comes marriage, then come two kids, 24 unsatisfying years and the eternal acrimony of divorce.Apr 26, 20162Apr 26, 20162
Jenny DeShieldsRunaway ReasoningRunning away takes much more planning and effort as an adult than it does as a child.Apr 25, 2016Apr 25, 2016
Jenny DeShieldsEternal Sunrise5:35 a.m. Less than an hour away from witnessing another sunrise.Apr 22, 20161Apr 22, 20161
Jenny DeShieldsA spark, ignite. Exquisite flame turned ember.A spark, aglow. Slowly spreading until it consumes.Apr 21, 20161Apr 21, 20161
Jenny DeShieldsLet Briedom RingWith the intense focus on American politics in this election year, it seems appropriate to look back at a small, but important, slice of…Apr 20, 2016Apr 20, 2016