This Used to Smell Like Home
Southern life, Southern Gothic, Spirituality, Bittersweet nostalgia, Small town churches, Deconstruction, Honeysuckle and gardenias, Love out loud, Short Essay, Creative writing Jen Jones Southern life, Southern Gothic, Spirituality, Bittersweet nostalgia, Small town churches, Deconstruction, Honeysuckle and gardenias, Love out loud, Short Essay, Creative writing Jen Jones

This Used to Smell Like Home

Inspired by Sun Bleached Flies by Ethel Cain. A bittersweet piece on leaving quietly, loving loudly, and refusing to ignore the suffering waiting outside the sanctuary doors.

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“The Wild That Holds Me”
Simplicity, Philosophical Reflection, Quiet Moments, Short Essay, Restlessness, Nature Therapy, Soulful Living, Healing Outdoors, Finding Peace, Digital Burnout Jen Jones Simplicity, Philosophical Reflection, Quiet Moments, Short Essay, Restlessness, Nature Therapy, Soulful Living, Healing Outdoors, Finding Peace, Digital Burnout Jen Jones

“The Wild That Holds Me”

Short essay about longing for realness, memory, and the wild spaces that remind us who we are when the world stops asking us to perform.

Photo credit: Jen Jones

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