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Dear Reader: A Sanity Check Throwback–On Getting Lost on a Writer’s Retreat

by Jess Montgomery | Oct 22, 2020 | Gratitude, Inspiration, Sanity Check

      Please note that this is a throwback to my Sanity Check humor column that I wrote for the Dayton Daily News.  Since I wrote it several years ago, please note that this writing retreat did NOT take place during the past six months of COVID-19! But,...

Blue Suede Shoes (Sort of)

by Jess Montgomery | Sep 17, 2020 | Gratitude, Inspiration, Sanity Check

Dear Reader, I admit it; I felt a bit salty when our older daughter pointed out in a Skype call that I’ve been complaining about having trouble with find walking shoes–as in, practical tennis shoes–for years. Upon reflection, though, I had to...

Sanity Check: “Let Memories Unfurl”

by Jess Montgomery | May 29, 2020 | Gratitude, Inspiration, Sanity Check

Note: This is a throwback to my Sanity Check humor column that I wrote for the Dayton Daily News. I think of this column, and my Great Aunt Cassie, every Memorial Day. I recently read it on my Facebook Live “Tea with Jess” series, a Facebook Live video...

Pie of the Month: Mini Pies!

by Jess Montgomery | May 14, 2020 | Baking, Gratitude, Pie of the Month

Recently, my friend Peggy made re-usable masks for my husband, one of our daughters (the other one is overseas), and me. Here are mine and my husband’s masks. Perfect for tiding us over while I figure out how to make a few more. (And my husband’s workplace...

A Wonderful, Whirlwind Launch of THE HOLLOWS!

by Jess Montgomery | Jan 30, 2020 | Gratitude, The Hollows

I firmly believe that no journey–what’s more a writer’s journey–is a trek that can be made alone. So while I may have written THE HOLLOWS, I’m so grateful to all the people who helped me bring it to the world of readers. First, I thank my...

Meeting A Reader My Aunt Once Mentored

by Jess Montgomery | Nov 14, 2019 | Book Clubs, Gratitude, Inspiration, The Widows

Sometimes, the old saying “it’s a small world” really is true, and in such a lovely way. This past spring, I received a message from a reader named Valta, via my Facebook Author page: Just finished The Widows and loved it!! Told my friend and she is...
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