It was a busy June. As detailed in our previous blog post, I both spoke at my high school’s graduation ceremony and then a few days later I watched my own sister earn her MLIS. Giving a speech is hard, and especially when it needs to be as close to exactly 90 seconds long as …
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A Beautiful Alaskan Summer Day
So kudos to Leah for keeping blog alive. Which begs the question, “What has Jeff been up to?” Well I’ve been up to a lot, though most recently I was traveling in Alaska. My mom is from AK, and back in the winter my grandmother passed away. It was a sad event, and one lacking …
“Edith Empowered” Published in PAGE & SPINE (835 words)
Page & Spine Fiction Showcase published my story “Edith Empowered” over the weekend. This was a surprise, because of how quick the magazine accepted my submission. More importantly, however, the publication of this story marks the first piece of fiction I’ve ever been paid for. You can reading it by clicking here. My goal for …
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Visiting a Library Archive
One of the highlights of visiting my sister in Denver was Leah and I got to see where she works. Librarians do a number of things, and part of a library science program can be working with book storage. My sister was lucky enough to get a job at an archive, retrieving old books and …
In Brief: Trip to Denver, CO!
Leah and I went to Denver for my school’s spring break. It was a fun trip, and hopefully it explains why we haven’t posted much in the last week. Also, the trip nearly explains why I have a hurt back, as when reaching down to pick up my luggage, on the way to the airport, …