Jessica HickeyThe County Fair: As American as Swine FluCapturing the heart of a Michigan summer in the race for blue ribbondomJul 4, 2019Jul 4, 2019
Jessica HickeyMay Reads: A Half-Assed Book ReviewWe’ve rounded the corner into summer, and I just finished book #49 for 2019. This month had some good ones and a couple duds. Let me know…Jun 8, 2019Jun 8, 2019
Jessica HickeyThe Bat FilesIf you think bats have nothing to do with homesteading, you’re talking like a person who has never unwittingly hosted a bat camporee in…Jun 8, 2019Jun 8, 2019
Jessica HickeyDropping Gluten BombsOr, Why Saltines Don’t Belong in the Sugar BowlMay 24, 20161May 24, 20161
Jessica HickeyExploring the Practice of Letting Strangers Watch You SleepYou know what’s nice? Breathing. Especially while you’re asleep. I recently learned that I stop breathing every third minute while I sleep…May 22, 2016May 22, 2016
Jessica HickeyA Lesson in Submissions: in which we wonder how anything is ever publishedI wrote a poem. (Wait for applause to die down.) I don’t write many poems. Mostly I write unfinished short stories, boring novels, and this…May 22, 2016May 22, 2016
Jessica HickeyGetting Fancy with BittersYou know how I told you I have a medical condition called Chronic Project Doing with Manifestations of Pinterest-itis? If you forgot, you…Nov 13, 2015Nov 13, 2015
Jessica HickeyHarvesting Walnuts — Not for the DimwittedWant to hear a joke? Here’s one I got from a homesteading article: “You can harvest walnuts by drying them in your driveway and then…Oct 7, 2015Oct 7, 2015