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Jen Gilman Porat

@jengilmanporat.bsky.social

Writer of personal essays & memoir. Driven by uncertainty. Obsessed with time and memory. Bucket List: Dance with John Travolta.

629 Followers | 889 Following | 92 Posts | Joined: 16.11.2024 | 1.7174

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Mamdani Madness Praying for a miracle...

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What Would You Do If You Found a Hearse in Your Driveway? Check out my latest essay for HuffPost...

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I Screamed When I Saw What Was Parked In Our Driveway. Then I Learned My Husband Had Bought It. "I froze and wondered if death had finally come for us."

I have a new essay up @huffpost.com. Happy Halloween! www.huffpost.com/entry/husban...

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Comparing Islamist Terror to Ursula K. Le Guin's Child in the Basement But first, let me share both my relief and ongoing angst about the hostages...

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For Yom Kippur My response to Elissa Wald's reckoning...

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I wrote about my mind’s eye & how it generates spontaneous imagery: open.substack.com/pub/jengilma...

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My most vulnerable piece of writing thus far: open.substack.com/pub/jengilma...

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Sending Light to Our Jewish Warriors in the Writing Community On AWP 2025

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Is Middle Age the New Puberty? Why didn't anyone prepare us for this?

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