Jacquelyn HolmesOct 2, 20193 minCelebrating 95 Years of LifeAbove are two special ladies. My grandmother and great-grandmother, or as they are more commonly known in our family, Ma and Nana. Their...
Jacquelyn HolmesSep 16, 20194 minWhy Write? Part TwoIn Which My Daughter Saves My Life It is impossible to write about how I arrived at this point in my life without also talking about my...
Jacquelyn HolmesSep 9, 20192 minWhy Write? Part OneThat is a certificate I was awarded in the second grade. I'm still waiting on the "famous" part! "A writer is someone who can't not...
Jacquelyn HolmesAug 27, 20193 minAn Ode to LibrariesThis is what a book looks like before it becomes a book. It looks like an open laptop, a pile of other books for research, a mess of...
Jacquelyn HolmesAug 1, 20191 minI never thought it would really happen...Anyone who has knew me as a girl can testify. I was always clutching a sketchpad or a notebook. I doodled comic strips in the margins of...
Jacquelyn HolmesJul 17, 20192 minRabbits, rabbits, rabbits"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen." -John Steinbeck I quite...