by Jill | Mar 9, 2026 | Substack
I Feel Sorry for those Empanadas “I feel sorry for those empanadas,” I said to my friend as we watched paper plates of huge fat empanadas end up in the trash can where we were standing. We were at the farewell reception of the 2026 San Miguel de Allende Writers... 
by Jill | Feb 9, 2026 | Substack
What’s in a Word? The past two weeks I’ve been researching audiobooks. Never in a million years would I have thought that this is something I’d be doing in January 2026. While democracy crumbles around me I am contemplating an investment – an audiobook of my... 
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 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...