HeyJaredThe Pelican's Quill
Creative nonfiction exploring personal growth, transformation, and the moments that shape a life
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The Mother I Might Have Been (opens the original)
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<img alt="A dirt road splits into two paths beneath a canopy of green trees." class="sizing-normal" height="831" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bThP!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2F
I Struggled to Belong in a Family That Was Already Mine (opens the original)
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<img alt="Rural Iowa farmland with rows of corn, a gravel country road winding over a hill, and farm buildings in the distance beneath a clear blue sky." class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mUCw!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:goo
Pretend It Doesn't End Like This (opens the original)
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<img alt="A quiet forest path with sunlight filtering through tall trees and soft shadows on the ground" class="sizing-normal" height="971" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!fn3_!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-pos
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