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How To Grieve At Your Retail Job
A first draft reflection on grief, memory, and the ways small acts of kindness stick with us through it all.
Oct 1, 2025 • Jess
This Is Not The Post I Wanted to Write
An imperfect first draft on trying to write about trauma and being okay with not being okay.
Oct 8, 2025 • Jess
Observations From The Animal Hospital Waiting Room
A first-draft on the lessons I have learned as a cat parent, the joys of inevitable heartbreak, and how apathy has become the status quo.
Nov 14, 2025 • Jess
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This Is Not The Post I Wanted to Write
Oct 8, 2025 • Jess
You Will Find Your People
Nov 5, 2025 • Jess
Suffering through Small Talk
Oct 15, 2025 • Jess
I Grew Up On The Internet
Oct 22, 2025 • Jess
Observations From The Animal Hospital Waiting Room
Nov 14, 2025 • Jess
Welcome to The Good Enough Diaries
Sep 18, 2025 • Jess
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This Is Not The Post I Wanted to Write
An imperfect first draft on trying to write about trauma and being okay with not being okay.
Oct 8, 2025 • Jess
How To Grieve At Your Retail Job
A first draft reflection on grief, memory, and the ways small acts of kindness stick with us through it all.
Oct 1, 2025 • Jess
Welcome to The Good Enough Diaries
I'm an autistic woman going on an unmasking journey to give up on perfection. I'm publishing first drafts - everyday. Messy, honest and a bit too…
Sep 18, 2025 • Jess
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