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Skill Set Apocalypse

This essay explores how I inherited the responsibility of farming from my Irish Grandmother.

20 hrs ago • Jen Leigh Antill

We Dreamt It, Didn't We?

This is an excerpt from the book about our farm I am in the process of writing.

Jan 4 • Jen Leigh Antill

My Top 10 Must Reads for 2025

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Dec 23, 2025 • Jen Leigh Antill

Can We All Agree That Jo March is Gay?

If you've never seen or read Little Women, you may want to give the plot a quick lookover before you read this piece...

Dec 21, 2025 • Jen Leigh Antill

Pig Castration: Part 2

If you haven’t read part 1 of this eassy, go ahead and read that here before you read this!

Dec 10, 2025 • Jen Leigh Antill

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