by Jill | Dec 18, 2025 | Musings, Substack, Writing
Reading as a Child So many writers I know state that their love of writing came from their childhood favorite pastime of going to the library and of reading. How does this get fostered? Parents help with this by reading to their children. This is such a well-known... 
by Jill | Nov 20, 2025 | Musings, Substack, Writing
A face About 10 years ago I was watching a British drama about a BBC news program in the 1950s, called “The Hour.” (If you haven’t seen this program, I highly recommend it.) An actor appeared, whose face I recognized. Not recognize in the sense that I had seen him in... 
by Jill | Nov 18, 2025 | Musings, Substack, Writing
Oct 14, 2025 It’s been a minute. Yes, I know. That’s the name of an NPR radio program and podcast. But it’s an apt description for where I’ve been. This summer I was privileged to be part of a friend’s kidney transplant process and aftercare. Took a vacation to visit... 
by Jill | Jan 31, 2024 | Musings
I did not know that January 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day when I visited The Museum of Tolerance last Sunday in Los Angeles. I was in LA to visit my daughter but the promise of southern California’s sunshine was only that for most of my five day... 
by Jill | Jun 22, 2023 | Musings
It’s officially summer. Do you have a place you can call your happy place? I am fortunate that I do. While it’s many miles away and many time zones beyond standard time I go there from time to time to visit. I grew up privileged in many different ways but one of... 
by Jill | Jan 17, 2023 | Musings
Sobriety & Self Acceptance I am past middle-age, well past middle age. Five years ago, I made the commitment to get and stay sober for the third time in my life. Those are the relevant things to know about me. The first time I tried to quit I was in my 20s. I...