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Anne of Green Gables: motherhood shaped by love and grief
Guest post by Beccy of "Searching for Grace"
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September 2024

It's! A! Giveaway!
To celebrate 500 subscribers, I'm giving away...
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I Went to the Seaside to Take a Rest, and Nary a Word Did I Write
Relaxation can cultivate creativity. Yet giving in to the impulse to work in these conditions undermines the point of taking a break. (In other words…
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"Help! I Asked For Parenting Advice Online and I Now Regret Everything!"
What the comments section of every parenting Facebook group looks like, more or less. Maybe a tiny bit of hyperbole. But only a tiny bit.
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August 2024

Jane Austen Refuses to Punch Down
And as we read and write and "make sport for our neighbors," so should we.
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If I Only Had (More Than) a Brain
These are the days of miracles and wonder, of doing everything and nothing.
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July 2024

We Did It, Jane
Goals met, writers beloved, and plans for the rest of the summer.
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How "Jane of Austin" Helped This Elinor Connect With Marianne Dashwood
A review of a modernized Austen novel that updates the story with humor and charm.
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“Such I Was from One-and-Twenty to Nine-and-Twenty” (And Continue Still)
I went to the JASNA AGM in 2016 and I’m going again in 2024. A lot has changed. And yet… not.
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June 2024

Please Don't Tell Young Parents "You'll Miss This Someday."
The good things will be remembered. It’s okay to forget the bad stuff.
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Mr. Bennet is a Terrible Dad
Amiable film portrayals notwithstanding (RIP Donald Sutherland!), the book character is not meant to be emulated.
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New to Jane Austen? Here's a Curated Reading List.
Suggested reads for the total newbie, the partly seasoned, and everyone who watched Bridgerton and wants to read what came first.
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