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Monday Musings: Title IX, Soccer, and My Family

Posted on February 20, 2023 by dbjackson

This past weekend, Nancy and I went up to Nashville to see the U.S. women’s national soccer team play Japan in a group stage match of the She Believes Cup. The tickets were a gift to us from our younger … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: My Best Mistakes, Part II — A Bad Contract Is Worse Than No Contract

Posted on February 15, 2023 by dbjackson

Last week, I kicked off the latest Professional Wednesday blog post series, “My Best Mistakes,” with a humorous story about my behavior at a convention early in my career. I hope you enjoyed it. This week, I turn to more … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: The Story of the Storyteller On My Desk

Posted on February 13, 2023 by dbjackson

In May of 1994, Nancy and I took our first trip to New Mexico. (We have been back several times since, and we’re always looking forward to our next visit; it is one of our favorite places in the world.) … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: My Best Mistakes, Part I

Posted on February 8, 2023 by dbjackson

A new month, a new blog series. Not that I’m committing to doing a series every month. Really, I’m not . . . . [Sigh] What have I done . . . ? Over the course of my career, which … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Two Conversations With My Mom

Posted on February 6, 2023 by dbjackson

Yesterday would have been my mother’s birthday — her 101st. I’ve written about her, and my dad, quit a bit in this space, though I haven’t written about my mother in a couple of years. She was smart and funny, … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday (On Thursday): About Deadlines

Posted on February 2, 2023 by dbjackson

Yes, this is a Professional Wednesday post, going up on a Thursday morning. And it’s about dealing with deadlines and professional obligations, which should give you some hint as to where this essay is going . . . . I … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: What Matters? Part V — Frivolity and the Importance of Things That Don’t Matter

Posted on January 30, 2023 by dbjackson

For all of January, I have been writing about “what matters” and what doesn’t. I’ve written about this in terms of our personal lives and our professional ones. And I fear I have left readers with the impression that, in … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: The Twisted, Tortured Story of THE CHALICE WAR

Posted on January 25, 2023 by dbjackson

My “What matters?” series of posts will conclude next Monday, after a Monday Musings post this week that straddled the personal and professional a bit more than usual. In the meantime, I am using today’s Professional Wednesday post to begin … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: What Matters, Part IV — Money

Posted on January 23, 2023 by dbjackson

Say you don’t need no diamond rings, And I’ll be satisfied; Tell me that you want the kind of things, That money just can’t buy. — John Lennon and Paul McCartney We were bound to get to money eventually, right? … Continue reading →

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Professional Wednesday: What Matters Professionally? Part III — Appearances

Posted on January 18, 2023 by dbjackson

Continuing my series of posts about “what matters” in the realm of professional publishing, I thought I would focus today on what matters during our public appearances. Attending conventions and writers’ conferences and workshops is an important part of being … Continue reading →

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