The Halfway Path
Jacqueline DooleyEssays about navigating parental grief, aging, and soon-to-be empty nesting (with an occasional rant)
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Who remembers Ana?
Ana at about age 7
Today is my daughter Ana’s 25th birthday, but she’s not here to celebrate. Ana died in 2017, when she was 15. There is no urgency today, no presents to wrap, no cake to bake. Ana won’t be stopping by for birthday...
Mother’s Day is Hard For Me
Painting by Author
The other day, my husband and I took our two small dogs for a walk at a nature preserve that’s a few miles from our house. We’ve gotten into the habit of taking this walk most evenings at around 5 or 6 pm. It’s a...
I'll never stop imagining the place where my daughter exists
photo by author
The summer after my daughter died, I was fixated on seeing rainbows. Every time we had an early evening storm, I’d grab my camera and rush my husband out the door to chase the darkest, thickest clouds. He drov...
Me and the trees getting left behind by AI
Illustration by Author
A few years ago, my husband and I planted an apple tree. It was just a slender sapling, barely more than a twig. Our aim was to eventually replace the dwarf nectarine tree we’d planted 15 or 16 years ago. I lo...
My Amazing Story Slam Experience
Spring tree in bloom - painting by author
Yesterday something great happened. I won Story Slam at Woodstock Bookfest. Story Slam is a reading event where up to twenty writers read 4-minute stories based on a prompt provided by Marth...
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I write about grief and other things. My focus with this substack is to share essays about navigating parental grief, nature, birds, parenting and the occasional well-researched rant.
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