Jessica Dettmann

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    There Will Be Books
    jdettmann
    • Aug 17, 2017
    • 3 min

    There Will Be Books

    Curious George is a movie that can penetrate even the most noise-cancelling of headphones. Writing a novel in the same room as a...
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    November: A To-Do List
    jdettmann
    • Nov 2, 2016
    • 4 min

    November: A To-Do List

    Me, making a to-d0 list. Sketch by H. Attend My 20th High School Reunion This weekend I’m going my 20th high school reunion, an event...
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    Psycho Killer: Qu’est-ce que c’est?
    jdettmann
    • Sep 8, 2016
    • 3 min

    Psycho Killer: Qu’est-ce que c’est?

    And well might you ask, Talking Heads, well might you ask. Is a psycho killer a killer of psychos, or a psycho who kills? It’s a crucial...
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    Who Will Rock Me?
    jdettmann
    • Jun 3, 2016
    • 3 min

    Who Will Rock Me?

    We Will Rock You is a musical by Ben Elton, based on the songs of Queen. When arranging the tickets I made very sure Dad was aware that...
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    Some Enchanted Evening
    jdettmann
    • Nov 23, 2015
    • 4 min

    Some Enchanted Evening

    Obviously this is not the beach we went to in this story. This is Waikiki beach, where I have also been grumpy in the recent past. I’m...
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    Champion of the Novelties
    jdettmann
    • Jul 6, 2015
    • 6 min

    Champion of the Novelties

    I have been exercising quite a lot. It turns out the trick to exercise is not trying too hard. Apparently I knew this when I was a child...
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    Nearly Three Years In
    jdettmann
    • Oct 21, 2013
    • 3 min

    Nearly Three Years In

    Tomorrow is May Blossom’s third birthday. If you’d asked me three years ago what I thought my life might look like now, I would have...
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    A Very ‘To The Lighthouse’ Christmas
    jdettmann
    • Dec 20, 2011
    • 1 min

    A Very ‘To The Lighthouse’ Christmas

    The place was gone to rack and ruin. Only the Lighthouse beam entered the rooms for a moment, sent its sudden stare over bed and wall in...
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    Do-Nothing Tuesday
    jdettmann
    • Nov 8, 2011
    • 1 min

    Do-Nothing Tuesday

    Fortunately, Other Jess turned up this morning with a tub of vanilla ice-cream and the words ‘iced coffee’ on her lips. I cancelled my...
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    Down With Diversity
    jdettmann
    • Oct 26, 2011
    • 1 min

    Down With Diversity

    Where are your friends? If this is some sort of sock conspiracy to make me lose my tiny mind and turn to the cooking sherry before nine...
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    Maligned Mothers from Children’s Literature: Mayzie the Lazy Bird
    jdettmann
    • Sep 19, 2011
    • 4 min

    Maligned Mothers from Children’s Literature: Mayzie the Lazy Bird

    May Blossom reads Dear Zoo In Dr Seuss’s Horton Hatches the Egg, a bird called Mayzie grows tired of sitting on her egg. She wants a...
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