by Jackie | Around NYC, The One With
My neighborhood gets all decked out for Halloween, even more so than Christmas. Let’s take a walk around the block and see what people have come up with this year. The Low Maintenance The Ghoulish Jeeves The...
by Jackie | The One With, Work 'n Such, Writing Life
A few years ago, I was at an event hosted by Poets & Writers magazine. The cocktail hour was coming to a close, and I was just about to congratulate myself on escaping without having to make small talk. Then a friend appeared with someone in tow, and before I knew...
by Jackie | The One With, Work 'n Such
I’ve been volunteered for a new! and exciting! effective leadership! training class at my company. (There are always a lot of exclamation points when you get volunteered for something.) It’s a seminar designed to brush up on presentation skills. I am on...
by Jackie | Life Happens, The One With
Every few minutes or so during my visit on Martha’s Vineyard, the word quaint came to mind. It’s so overused, but quaint feels like the right word to describe the place. This island seven miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is indeed...
by Jackie | Life Happens, The One With, The Subway Chronicles
I’m riding home from work on the subway. I’ve got my book open to a juicy part, but today I just can’t get into it. It’s mostly due to the little girl on the other side of the subway car. She’s about three years old, full of energy. The...
