By Jennifer McStotts, on December 5th, 2010%
For the month of December, I’m participating in Reverb 10, a writing initiative to reflect on 2010 and manifest what we want in 2011. Each day there is a writing prompt, and on December 1, the prompt was:
One Word.
Encapsulate the year 2010 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year . . . → Read More: One Word for the Year
By Jennifer McStotts, on November 9th, 2010%
Last spring, I posted a personals ad on one of the free dating website, basically as a writing exercise. Or a living exercise. I wanted to see both what I would write if I knew it was really going out there, into the world, and also what would happen if I posted it. . . . → Read More: Personal(s)
By Jennifer McStotts, on June 28th, 2010%
I’m not unique among my friends for hearing “you’re overqualified” more than once in my latest job search. I’m not unique for applying for jobs that I, technically, am overqualified for. I’m also not unique in intentionally aiming a little low for a job. There’s lots of good reasons to do that, including financial need, though . . . → Read More: Settling
By Jennifer McStotts, on June 23rd, 2010%
I’ve been trying to figure out the geography of my own brain lately, specifically what metaphor might work best to give you an idea of how I think, how I tick. I’m not talking about neuroanatomy — I know enough of that from my days as a psych major/patient to get myself in trouble — but about the landscape of my own particular psychology.
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By Jennifer McStotts, on June 2nd, 2010%
Six Lessons I Learned on the Worst Date of 2009
I went out for coffee with Mr. Charleston, a guy from South Carolina who had asked for my number one late night of dancing, and we had a fairly good time. I wasn’t sure what else we would have in common beyond our geographic connection . . . → Read More: Six Lessons