HeyJaredCollecting Dust
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- Sep 26, 2026
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All the Rest is Just Stuff! (opens the original)
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I’m Jacqueline, a Southern writer drawn to the magic of everyday objects. In Collecting Dust, each story I tell starts with an object, a place, or a moment that most people walk right past. This is a space for people who stop and wonder.Last month, I wrote about all the things we count and needing to let that go.Then I read this post where Leigh Stein schooled me on tracking. 😅This week, I looked back
Back to School Special: What are you counting? (opens the original)
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I’m Jacqueline, a Southern writer drawn to the magic of everyday objects. In Collecting Dust, each story I tell starts with an object, a place, or a moment that most people walk right past. This is a space for people who stop and wonder.It’s Saturday, August 1st and I’m digging through boxes in my attic. I’ve been in the middle of a purge since coming home from Italy in June, one that not even the record-breaking heat has been able to curb. It’s my distraction from a creeping sense of ennui—summ
💥 Flash Fiction Friday #3 (opens the original)
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I’m Jacqueline, a Southern writer drawn to the magic of everyday objects. In Collecting Dust, each story I tell starts with an object, a place, or a moment that most people walk right past. This is a space for people who stop and wonder.Green Thumb<sour
💥 Flash Fiction Friday #2 (opens the original)
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I’m Jacqueline, a Southern writer drawn to the magic of everyday objects. In Collecting Dust, each story I tell starts with an object, a place, or a moment that most people walk right past. This is a space for people who stop and wonder.Share Collecting DustI had so much fun creating last week’s flash piece that I did it again. This one reimagines photos from my recent trip to Italy. Enjoy.<h3
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