Conversations with Jessica, illustrated
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How a Book Is Born, Part 16
I’m working on the book while my daughter is sitting next to me on the sofa. Jess: Are you distracted again? Me: I’m trying to figure out what comes next in this book. Jess: What’s happening now? Me: Natalie’s in the hospital. Jess (gasping): Why is Natalie in the hospital?! Me: She has pneumonia. You…
On telling stories
You know, I try to give y’all helpful advice for living your creative life. I carefully craft action steps, things to do to help you in your creative work. And? And I get these gentle notes: “Well, it’s fine. Really. Really. It’s just . . . they’re not Jessica stories.” Do you realize how much…
Conversations with Jessica
Jessica: What are you doing? Me: Getting a ream of paper out of the closet. Jessica: What is a ream of paper? Me: A package of 500 sheets of paper. Although at one time a ream was 480 pages. You see— Jessica (trying to distract me): What’s for dinner? Me: And you know what else?…
On the signs of spring
We are sitting on the patio, drinking tea and Diet Coke. Jessica: There is a robin. Me: Yes. Oh, the other day I saw the fattest robin ever. Jessica: Really? Was it like that robin there? Me: Well, it was a robin shape, you know. And it was a robin color. But it was the…
On how the weather is
“It’s going to rain today,” Jessica says. “Yes, it sure looks like it,” I agree. “I just wanted to make sure you know.” “Um, okay,” I say. I am fully capable of reading a weather forecast or looking up at the iron-gray sky and reaching the appropriate conclusion, but whatever. An hour later, I’m in…
Conversations with Jessica
Jessica: “Your hair is so long, you look like Rapunzel!” Me: “Me?” Jessica: “Except she is blonde.” Me: “True.” Jessica: “And her hair is a lot longer.” Me: “True.” Jessica: “And also she is younger.” Me: “But other than that I look just like Rapunzel, huh?” Jessica: “EXACTLY like Rapunzel.” ### My collection of travel…
