HeyJaredPersephone's Stories
Persephone's Stories uncovers the journeys of those who have faced profound challenges, loss, and disillusionment but have still managed to find hope and meaning.
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- 13
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Jul 14, 2026
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I Keep Dreaming of Airports (opens the original)
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What Happens When History Breaks Its Promise? (opens the original)
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I’m knee-deep in a rewrite of my historical novel, The Orphans’ Wheel, set in Sicily during the turbulent wars of independence. For the next five weeks, I’ll share one question from my drafting notebook—and show how a historical novel changes as new information comes to light.
The Work of Quiet (opens the original)
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How Did the Dead Make Themselves Known? (opens the original)
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I’m knee-deep in rewriting my historical novel, The Orphans’ Wheel, set in Sicily during the turbulent wars of independence. Each week, I’m sharing one question from my drafting notebook—and showing how a historical novel changes as new information comes to light. In the early days of the Sicilian wars for independence, people disappeared. The violence could be horrific. Bodies were mutilated or burned, sometimes beyond recognition.In The Orphans’ Wheel, Rosina is given no body to bury. She is g
How Did Rosina Find the Child She Had Surrendered? (opens the original)
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