HeyJaredSecond Drafts
Second drafts, second chances. I'm a writer and editor telling real stories about motherhood, divorce, empty nesting, relationships, and the beauty of starting over.
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I Wasn’t Going to Write About This (opens the original)
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I Don’t Know You. I Love You. (opens the original)
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“Where is my wallet?” my father asks. He is getting angry. “Safe in your pocket!” I say.It is in his pocket. He reaches down to confirm this.He rubs his neck, trying to stay in the present while he works his brain watching the Yankees-Red Sox game with his grandson.Just two years ago, this would have been a big jolly occasion in this house, three generations cheering and trash-talking, Italian takeout, ziti with vodka sauce, and lots of chicken parm and wine. But now my dad has dementia, and he
August Makes Me Restless: A Mom's Story (opens the original)
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