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 | 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 | 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...