Jeanne SharpinMemoir MixtapesJeanne Recommends: “I’m Alive” by Jackson BrowneTen years ago, I was engaged to be married… for five weeks. My intended was someone I’d known for over a decade and we’d dated off and on…May 20, 2020May 20, 2020
Jeanne SharpinMemoir MixtapesJeanne Recommends: “As Time Goes By” by Herman HupfeldOnly history, non-narrative film, and non-fiction appealed to my sociologist-statistician father. Enticing him to read a novel or watch a…Mar 11, 2020Mar 11, 2020
Jeanne SharpinMemoir MixtapesJeanne Recommends: “Style” by Taylor SwiftOn the first day of July in 2016, I was in the hair salon getting my blonde highlights touched up. As I waited for the color to develop, I…Feb 10, 2020Feb 10, 2020
Jeanne SharpinMemoir MixtapesJeanne Recommends “Invisible Touch” by Genesis“Do you love her? Are you going to marry her?”Jan 20, 2020Jan 20, 2020
Jeanne SharpinMemoir MixtapesJeanne Recommends: “Silent All These Years” by Tori AmosMy parents came late to cable television. It was 1991 or 1992 before we got it at our house, and only then because we could no longer get a…Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019
Jeanne SharpinMemoir MixtapesJeanne Recommends: “Mesa, Arizona” by Jeffrey FoucaultTucson in July is not for the weak. Summers here necessitate holing up in reverse — rise as early as possible for exercise, errands, and…Nov 4, 2019Nov 4, 2019
Jeanne SharpinMemoir MixtapesJeanne Recommends: “Star People ’97” by George MichaelEvery morning I’d tuck my fragile Sony Discman into my handbag, pop the headphones over my ears and press “play” as I walked across the…Oct 18, 2019Oct 18, 2019
Jeanne SharpinMemoir MixtapesJeanne Recommends: “Beast of Burden” by The Rolling StonesSpring 1999: I was almost 23, beer-buzzed, and canoodling with a guy who was all wrong for me on an ancient couch in the living room of a…Aug 30, 2019Aug 30, 2019