HeyJaredBook & Bone
The latest from bestselling author/award-winning journalist/poet laureate emeritus/cat lady/chicken wrangler/bee-witch/bird-nerd/word weirdo/history stan/vintage seeker Julia Park Tracey
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- 6
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- Sep 20, 2026
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- Jul 11, 2026
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Do We Belong on The Ugliest House? (opens the original)
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I was away for work earlier this summer, and got hit with a storm of emails and phone messages from someone I didn’t know. I finally had a moment to read my email during a break, and LORDY. It was a reality show wanting to have me (us) on the show—to get a free remodel—up to $300,000 worth, or five rooms. The title of the show is Ugliest House in America, and it’s real.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JCse!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progre
Going Back in Time (opens the original)
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I gave a presentation to the Gold Country Celtic Society last night with a PowerPoint and handouts, answering this question. I have been thinking about who came when for a long time—since the “birther” issue came up for Pres. Barack Obama. As a nation of immigrants, it seemed to me utter nonsense and blatant racism to call virtually anyone who isn’t Native to this place, an anchor baby or illegal or whatever the slur of the day is. I make special notations in my genealogy so I can see at a glanc
Wake me up--- (opens the original)
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The Dog Days (opens the original)
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This happened. Back in April I had an email about applying for a grant, and I was just saying that I really wanted to go away on a writing retreat or win a fellowship or residency. But I so often feel invisible1 in the writing world. I feel like no one outside of my hometown or the Bay Area news community has heard of me, and so I was unlikely to win any… Read more
Summer Thang (opens the original)
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My life is currently all about the jam. I have been blessed with an abundance of plums and thus have made at least three batches of plum jam. I have given it away and now, out of jars, I am taking a break, although there are thousands more wild plums on the tree. Crows have appeared to pluck, eat, and sometimes decorate my car with splatters of fruit. I… Read more
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