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Hi, it's...me!!
(Yes, I'm cross-posting this on Substack) I finally resurfaced! I knew in May that my life would be rather busy until the beginning of...
Jennifer Z. Major
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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Saying goodbye.
A dear, wonderful friend died suddenly in April. Her family hosted a Celebration of Life yesterday, and my husband and I made the long...
Jennifer Z. Major
Jun 24, 20246 min read
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Reflections on the Cross for Good Friday.
I used to love the smell of cedar. My father is a carpenter, just like the rabbi Yeshuah. I loved to go to my father’s workshop and visit...
Jennifer Z. Major
Mar 29, 20242 min read
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I did a thing...
I've been asked over the years "When is your book coming out?" Well, I posted the first chapter of The Last Witness, which starts out in...
Jennifer Z. Major
Nov 18, 20231 min read
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Hello from nowhere near California!
Hello from nowhere near California. Where it was warm. But, here I'm at home, with a few questions...
Jennifer Z. Major
Nov 16, 20231 min read
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The Lost Son of Balanya.
You might be asking yourself...what is this? Who is this? After years of not doing so, I decided back in late May to attend a writer's...
Jennifer Z. Major
Aug 31, 20232 min read
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An unimaginable grief.
As you know, I lost my Mom on October 12th. I'm profoundly thankful that I knew her well, and had a long time to say goodbye. While going...
Jennifer Z. Major
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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Go rest high on that mountain, Mom.
It's been a profoundly heartbreaking year, and is best summed up by saying that after a difficult battle with Advanced Atypical...
Jennifer Z. Major
Nov 12, 20221 min read
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Time to check in...
Well peeps...if there are any of you still around...I realized that my last blog post was A YEAR AGO! My apologies, I trust you all coped...
Jennifer Z. Major
Jan 11, 20223 min read
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Bear with me.
I thought I might drop in and say hello, and do a bit of an update on me and my various non-criminal activities. First, my writing is...
Jennifer Z. Major
Jan 24, 20213 min read
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Chocolate paté recipe for those who are still nailing their COVID weight loss goals.
So here you all go, Jennifer Major's Chocolate Paté!
Jennifer Z. Major
Aug 30, 20202 min read
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When the truth gets twisted.
Rarely do I really let it rip on here, because I try and appear like I have it together and never get rattled. Well, if anyone has seen...
Jennifer Z. Major
Aug 25, 20203 min read
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Specky and the prostitutes.
Photo:tripadvisor.com A good Sunday to you all. Yes, it's Sunday. Yes, as rare as I write and post them, today you're getting a sermon. I...
Jennifer Z. Major
Jul 19, 20203 min read
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"Why is it always about race with you?"
That was the question spat at me one winter day a couple of years ago. I was speaking with someone closely acquainted with my career...
Jennifer Z. Major
Jul 6, 20202 min read
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A birthday poem.
T'was the night before 57 And all through the house Not a creature was stirring Not even a mouse. The Advil was hung on the counter with...
Jennifer Z. Major
May 6, 20201 min read
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Before and after.
In case you've been on a six month long meditative retreat somewhere without Wifi, or you've been locked in a cave, or you've been at sea...
Jennifer Z. Major
Mar 26, 20203 min read
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Winifred, The Brave.
I barely knew her, Mrs. Winifred H. But she was special to our family and she taught me a lot without ever knowing that she had any...
Jennifer Z. Major
Mar 6, 20203 min read
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Jennifer Z. Major
Feb 15, 20205 min read
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The quarter.
Author's mother's photo. Years ago, my brother-let's call him Mr. Clean- and IÂ worked at the most beautiful camp in the history of camps,...
Jennifer Z. Major
Jan 20, 20202 min read
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Dealing With Rejection
This may be my last post of the decade, which sounds dramatic, but the decade ends in 16 days...so yeah. So, the title. Dealing With...
Jennifer Zarifeh Major
Dec 16, 20194 min read
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