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Jessica Kantrowitz

@jfkantrowitz.bsky.social
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Author, table draw-er, she/her Books: The Long Night, Blessings for the Long Night, 365 Days of Peace, Good Morning, Friends, Open Things

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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Hi friends, rose june has some really cool updates but is still needing to raise the rest of the funds to make it through the summer. If you can donate a few dollars or share it would be really appreciated! www.gofundme.com/f/help-rose-...
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Donate to Help Rose June Land Gently This Summer, organized by rose percy
Hello gentle people, For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Rose June. I… rose percy needs your support for Help Rose June Land Gently This Summer
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I want to stand up for what I believe in. But why do I get the feeling that we are being pushed into the arena to fight each other for someone else’s amusement and our own distraction? www.jessicakantrowitz.com/i-have-becom...
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I have become suspicious
of my own righteous indignation
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
You are not alone, and this will not last forever.
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
New post! www.jessicakantrowitz.com/finding-work...
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Finding work with invisible disabilities
When I was 22, a fresh college graduate, I got a job at a bookstore in Harvard Square. I was so excited to have a job that wasn't babysitting or washing dishes in the Tufts dining halls. And at a book...
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Peace tonight to all who are worried. I won’t promise everything will be okay, because everything’s already not okay. But I do promise that the bad thing won’t happen just because you didn’t worry about it enough. Here’s a small box. Put it in there. Close the lid. And sleep. ~365 Days of Peace
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
You who doubt but hope...you are faithful. www.jessicakantrowitz.com/you-who-doub...
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You who doubt but hope
A lenten poem
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Peace to those who took a risk today & those who played it safe Peace to those who rested & those who hustled Peace to those who reached out & those who stayed alone Peace to those who prayed with words & those whose furious silence was their sacred prayer ~from my book, 365 Days of Peace
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I can't tell you how grateful I am for every single donation. I'm hoping to reach my goal in the next couple of weeks so I can focus on doctor's appointments, grant applications, and looking for editing work. Shares help so much! Thank you! www.gofundme.com/f/support-je...
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Donate to Support Jessica’s Journey Through Chronic Illness, organized by Jessica Kantrowitz
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
New post! www.jessicakantrowitz.com/the-kindness...
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The kindness of strangers
Peace to those who have always depended on the kindness of strangers because family has not been kind Peace to the dependable strangers Peace to those who find family in each pair of eyes they see ...
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Hi friends, I’ve raised the goal of my fundraiser to reflect my needs for the next couple of months. I’ve been working hard on health stuff (SO many doctors appts), applying for grants, and more copy editing work, but things are super tight at the moment. www.gofundme.com/f/support-je...
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Donate to Support Jessica’s Journey Through Chronic Illness, organized by Jessica Kantrowitz
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I’m feeling vulnerable about having to share my GoFundMe again (see next post) so I’m leaning into my fervent belief that love is a magic penny, and that maybe actual pennies are, too. www.jessicakantrowitz.com/a-funny-thin...
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A funny thing happened on the way back from the food pantry
On poverty and resources
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Fully funded! Thank you so much to everyone who donated and shared!
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
$827 to go! www.gofundme.com/f/help-devon...
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Donate to Help Devon Afford a Life-Changing Hysterectomy This May, organized by Devon Spier
Hello, dear community! My name is Devon Spier and I am a Jewis… Devon Spier needs your support for Help Devon Afford a Life-Changing Hysterectomy This May
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
My friend, Devon, is on her way to Turkey today for life-saving surgery, and she's so close to being fully funded. Can we close the gap so she can recover without financial stress, and with everything she needs to be safe and comfortable? Just $993 to go. gofund.me/4b19a421c
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Donate to Help Devon Afford a Life-Changing Hysterectomy This May, organized by Devon Spier
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Less than $12 for 365 days of peace? That's good math! www.amazon.com/365-Days-Pea...
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365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope
365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope [Kantrowitz, Jessica] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We are SO close! Can we get this fully funded by the end of day today? Let's make some mutual aid magic! www.gofundme.com/f/help-rose-...
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Donate to Help Rose June Land Gently This Summer, organized by rose percy
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We are SO close! Can we get this fully funded by the end of day today? Let's make some mutual aid magic! www.gofundme.com/f/help-rose-...
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Donate to Help Rose June Land Gently This Summer, organized by rose percy
Hello gentle people, For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Rose June. I… rose percy needs your support for Help Rose June Land Gently This Summer
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I wrote you a poem.
The Lovers Seize the Means of Production
Jessica Kantrowitz

First, there were riots in the streets.
Some say they began with an agenda
But such well-thought-out plans did not occur to us

Our bodies simply claimed themselves again
And we, soft-fleshed, warm-blooded, couldn’t bear another second
Of cold, straight lines and punch clocks

Our time became, again, our own
And so we gave it to each other, and acted
On that new belonging of hearts and chosen kinship

Haven’t you always wondered if a dream
Could become a living thing? Haven’t you fought the training
Of your youth, the bedtimes and the forced wakings?

So we did, and so the world became
what we imagined it to be. I’m not saying it was easy. 
I’m not even saying we survived.

But our deaths, like our lives, were ours,
and our work, and our wages, and our art 
and our bodies, and our love.
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
84%!! One more day to get rose june fully funded so they can start their sabbatical with rest and relief instead of ongoing stress. We can lift this load for our fellow human. Will you share? And donate? Even $5 or $10 helps so much. www.gofundme.com/f/help-rose-...
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Donate to Help Rose June Land Gently This Summer, organized by rose percy
Hello gentle people, For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Rose June. I… rose percy needs your support for Help Rose June Land Gently This Summer
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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Black women deserve rest
Hi friends, Today I want to tell you about a good friend of mine, rose june. They are a scholar, a poet, a musician, and a fierce advocate of the belief that, as they put it, "Survival mode is not ou...
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
If anyone needs to hear it tonight: You are not alone, and this will not last forever.
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
A poem for a friend reading her mother's journal after her death. www.jessicakantrowitz.com/how-i-could-...
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How I could have loved you
For a friend reading her mother's journal after her death What I mean when I say I feel abandoned is that I am afraid of being alone. What I mean when I say you did not love me well is that I don't k...
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I'm SO happy that this is happening for my friend rose june. We're more than 2/3 of the way there! If you feel up to sharing, or if you're able to donate a few dollars, it would mean so much! gofund.me/842153c30
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Donate to Help Rose June Land Gently This Summer, organized by rose percy
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Matt Nightingale @mattnightingale.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
And for our lectio divina practice, we read "the transfiguration" by the wonderful @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social. Thank you to @terranen.bsky.social for choosing the text, for creating the graphic, and for reading so beautifully for us tonight. 🙏🏼❤️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
sometimes i feel like peter
when he was with jesus
and moses and elijah showed up

just so happy to be here
with such people as you
that i say silly things

like, "shall i build us a shelter
to contain all this glory
before it explodes into the world

"a clubhouse to keep
our little clique together
on this mountain?"

sometimes i forget
that to be transfigured
is to change, to grow, to widen

to be turned into fire, a blazing bush
consumed, but not consumed
expanding, radiating light
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
BIG NEWS www.gofundme.com/f/help-rose-...
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a black and white photo of a woman with the words `` whoa , we 're halfway there '' .
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Almost halfway there!! Is today the day I get to bust out the Bon Jovi gif?? (Please share, share, share!) www.gofundme.com/f/help-rose-...
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Donate to Help Rose June Take a Summer Sabbatical, organized by rose percy
My Story Hi. I’m Rose June. I am a writer, independent scholar, teacher and art… rose percy needs your support for Help Rose June Take a Summer Sabbatical
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I believe that we keep shouting that the emperor has no clothes, even when the emperor's naked foot is on our neck. www.jessicakantrowitz.com/for-the-writ...
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For the writers who lost their algorithm
You did what you were told to do. You built a platform, built community. You got pretty good at it, learned that your writing flowed from the same vulnerability and willingness to claim attention for ...
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Did you know that when you subscribe to my newsletter you receive a link to a downloadable guide to Building Your Own Peace Practice? Whether or not you've read 365 Days of Peace, you can write your own days of peace with this little guide. Subscribe here! www.jessicakantrowitz.com#/portal/acco...
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Jessica Kantrowitz
Poetry, essays, stories, and updates
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“I believe that poetry and prose are stronger than algorithms and marketing strategies, the way that tree roots are stronger than concrete. I believe in slow growth, in beauty, in rising from the ashes.“ www.jessicakantrowitz.com/for-the-writ...
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For the writers who lost their algorithm
You did what you were told to do. You built a platform, built community. You got pretty good at it, learned that your writing flowed from the same vulnerability and willingness to claim attention for ...
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I’ve moved all my old Substack posts over to my website! Here’s one of them. www.jessicakantrowitz.com/not-a-carava...
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Not a caravan of despair
Come sit with Rumi, Shel, and me
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
We're a third of the way there! And rose june has shared an update if you'd like to click through and read it. www.gofundme.com/f/help-rose-...
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Donate to Help Rose June Take a Summer Sabbatical, organized by rose percy
My Story Hi. I’m Rose June. I am a writer, independent scholar, teacher and art… rose percy needs your support for Help Rose June Take a Summer Sabbatical
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Could you use a book to end each day in gentleness and hope? I wrote one! t.co/y2KLI65RiN
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https://www.amazon.com/365-Days-Peace-Benedictions-Gentleness/dp/1735965308/ref=mp_s_a_1_2
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Thank you, @greenmtgirl.bsky.social!
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
“We are wild, gorgeous creatures, ultimately ungovernable by the societal structures we're forced to adapt to. But that doesn't mean that we can't use the tools we have to make our lives a bit easier.“ www.jessicakantrowitz.com/good-choices/
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Good choices
"You didn't make good choices. You had good choices." ~Little Fires Everywhere Note: This is not a pro-GLP-1 or pro-weightloss account. I share my own experiences in order to provide one perspective,...
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I know I share a lot of fundraisers, but this one is close to my heart. I believe in rose june, and I believe this is an investment in art and wisdom that will come back to us ten fold. If you can give even a few dollars, or share, I’d be really grateful. www.gofundme.com/f/help-rose-...
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Donate to Help Rose June Take a Summer Sabbatical, organized by rose percy
My Story Hi. I’m Rose June. I am a writer, independent scholar, teacher and art… rose percy needs your support for Help Rose June Take a Summer Sabbatical
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Looks like 365 Days of Peace is 50% off again on Amazon! And for those who don't like putting money into Amazon's pocket, I get seven of those ten dollars, but only about one if you buy the book elsewhere. So do with that what you will. www.amazon.com/365-Days-Pea...
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365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope
365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope [Kantrowitz, Jessica] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Looks like 365 Days of Peace is 50% off again on Amazon! And for those who don't like putting money into Amazon's pocket, I get seven of those ten dollars, but only about one if you buy the book elsewhere. So do with that what you will. www.amazon.com/365-Days-Pea...
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365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope
365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope [Kantrowitz, Jessica] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
My most popular book is 41% off over on Amazon right now! It makes a great graduation gift! www.amazon.com/365-Days-Pea...
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365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope
365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope [Kantrowitz, Jessica] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. 365 Days of Peace: Benedictions to End Your Day in Gentleness and Hope
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
I'm so sorry for your loss, and grateful I could be there for you and your colleagues in some small way. <3
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
“You are not alone, and spring will come. Spring always comes. No winter lasts forever.” open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
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A worry, a reminder, and a hope for spring
From Blessings for the Long Night
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
“You are not alone, and spring will come. Spring always comes. No winter lasts forever.” open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
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A worry, a reminder, and a hope for spring
From Blessings for the Long Night
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
I actually don’t have to doomscroll because my brain has a condition where it produces doom naturally on its own
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
$145 has come in so far — thank you!!
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Hi all, my dear friend Judi has a sudden $3000 bill for her daughter's dental procedure. I would love to raise the full $3000 and take this off of her plate. Even $5 or $10 helps build momentum. And sharing so helpful, too. Thank you!! www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-hel...
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Donate to Urgent Help for Judi's Rent and Recovery, organized by Jessica Kantrowitz
My dear friend Judi, is a single mom of a kid with health challenges. She … Jessica Kantrowitz needs your support for Urgent Help for Judi's Rent and Recovery
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I wrote you a story. open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
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A tiny story
Inspired by real events
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
I wrote you a story. open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
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A tiny story
Inspired by real events
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you deserve kindness and support when you are having a rough time. You are not too much, and your needs are not too much. You're just human like the rest of us.
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Jessica Kantrowitz @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
"To me it feels like the whole world shifts, like a giant hand lifts the lego-landscape and rotates it around my car." open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
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The world shifts
Hello, friends!
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Teresa Kim Pecinovsky @tkpcreates.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
$200 from H and we’re more than halfway there! $515/$750 @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social this gif is for you!
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Bon Jovi GIF
ALT: Bon Jovi GIF
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