Ballad of the Blue-Eyed Cowboy and Me

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Black Box Warnings, My Dad, and Me
They say that you marry your father—or some version that holds the mystery of the relationship that you had or have with him.
Nov 20, 2025 • Jill Rothenberg
Heartache in a Pearl-Snap Shirt
And Other Ways that I Do My Part in the Romance Dance
Jun 22, 2025 • Jill Rothenberg
The Pink, Red, and Pain of Valentine's Day
Why February 14 Isn't All Roses
Feb 1, 2025 • Jill Rothenberg
The Wood Paneled Room of Everlasting Love
Loving a Cowboy and a Helium Well Foreman isn't Yellowstone or Landman
Jan 10, 2025 • Jill Rothenberg
Camo Backpacks, Walgreens Slippers, and Hair-Cutting Scissors
Tokens of Our Monthly Love
Dec 1, 2024 • Jill Rothenberg
You're Gonna Make it After All
Love Blooms Again in the Big R Parking Lot
Sep 13, 2024 • Jill Rothenberg
My Long-Distance Cowboy Valentine
Tub Time and True Love
Feb 10, 2024 • Jill Rothenberg
I No Longer Wear a Full Face of Makeup to Bed
But I Love You More
Jan 1, 2024 • Jill Rothenberg
Ballad of the Blue-Eyed Cowboy and Me
Romance, ranch life, and the reality of a city girl at who will probably never, in the words of singer Alan Jackson, "go country."
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