Jessica Snell's blog

My beloved laptop, Ivan's Brain, has finally died. It's going to be a week or two before I can get another computer (happily it...

Part I was here, and Part II was here. It’s been fun to keep track of what I’ve been reading this year. Even though I’m so behind on my...

When I go back and reread novels I’ve written, I usually find that the first few chapters aren’t very good. They start with back-story inst...

As I've designated August my official month of "Homeschooling: Time to Get It Together, Jess", I really, really liked this pos...

This is my take on my parish’s plan for a “diversified parish”, outlined in this blog entry by our rector, Fr. David Baumann. (Fr. Baumann...

Next Sunday is our last Sunday at our parish, and though I have a few more things I'm planning on posting about that situation, includin...

One small part of my vacation - after we got back from the Sierras - was to go thrift store shopping. I love thrift stores, and I've fo...