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A bittersweet story published
I'm happy to have a personal essay out now in Still Here Magazine about my son and his beautiful, smart, and much-loved wife, April, who...
jowensmanley
Sep 91 min read
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Why the MFA?
I just graduated! Again! It might seem superfluous for someone who already has a Ph.D. and another Master's degree (Social Work!), but I...
jowensmanley
Aug 191 min read
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Early Memories & Our Stories
What are the earliest things you remember? Some people I've talked to can pull up things that happened when they were so young, I wonder...
jowensmanley
Mar 251 min read
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Dreaming in Words
When did I start dreaming as a writer? I woke up this morning, as I do many mornings now, with a word in mind, a beginning of a sentence....
jowensmanley
Jan 162 min read
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A Love Affair with Reading
I gave my heart to books at age 5 in New Castle, Delaware, walking from my house on 5th Street to the little library on . . . 3rd? 2nd? I...
jowensmanley
May 1, 20242 min read
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