@wyojay.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, armchair adventurer, not-very-good musician, adored by my dog, and loved by some others.
Do you ever wonder about the who, where, what, and especially the why of the life you are in right now? Yes? Me too. That's why I wrote Searching for Here: Mapping an Unfenced Life. It isn't about me having the answers. It's about me having the questions.
www.juliannecouch.net
My latest weekly post on Substack open.substack.com/pub/julianne...
21.06.2025 18:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sorry for the commercial, but did I mention my new book is out, after 6 years of writing, revisings, and sweating?
www.amazon.com/Searching-He...
Fabulous day at the Hands Off rally in Decorah, Iowa. open.substack.com/pub/julianne...
06.04.2025 19:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
juliannecouch.substack.com/p/consolatio...
Like most of us, I'm grateful for consellation where I find it.
I feel like there's a better way to refer to women, other than "moms." As in, "She's a mom who is trying to find healthy food at the grocery store."
Even if they are actual mothers. It's so...reductive.
For now at least, the people still have their voices — and they’re speaking. Politicians of every stripe would be well-advised to listen. A Yakima Herald-Republic editorial.
09.02.2025 17:00 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0At the doctor's office waiting room. A guy just set his next appointment for a year from today. Tuesday afternoons are best. Now that's resilience.
04.02.2025 15:49 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Wondering if I should apply for soc sec and etc before full retirement age while there's still a government to administer it....
02.02.2025 21:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Locally, the show plays back to back, several nights a week. Thank goodness.
01.02.2025 20:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
As a teacher, I see lots of names and notice lots of naming trends. Not all of them good.
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Hope you enjoy this brief essay about small town life, with a smattering of Stephen Crane added in.
juliannecouch.substack.com/p/guy-loses-...
I believe today is the best day President X will ever have.
20.01.2025 23:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Subscription to my Substack is free. open.substack.com/pub/julianne...
18.01.2025 14:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I suppose I should mention I'm a writer (who isn't) with a Substack, free. juliannecouch.substack.com
And a website. www.juliannecouch.net
And a book coming out this spring. www.amazon.com/stores/Julia...
Could I be more obnoxious? We'll find out.
Just realized some of my best friends are long-dead authors. Is that weird?
16.01.2025 12:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Yes! I made the way past the trolls under the bridge, aka tech issue. I'm here and very glad to contribute. What I'll contribute exactly, I have no idea. But I'm sure we'll have a grand time.
15.01.2025 18:44 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
