by Jackie Bailey | Nov 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
I did not love my baby the first time I set eyes on her. The first time I saw her, the main impression I had was, “Whose baby is that?” My husband and I both said the same thought out loud: “She doesn’t look like either of us.” Yen...
by Jackie Bailey | Nov 7, 2011 | Babies, motherhood, Uncategorized
“I am a mother.” I read those words, and I hear them over and over again. Before Ellie (shorthand maybe should be B.E?), I never really thought twice about them. But now I “am” a mother, the question of what that statement actually weighs...
by Jackie Bailey | Nov 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
I waa thinking last night about my own mortality. Fun times, I hear you say. What else does she get up to on Saturday nights? When I was pregnant, I found that the reality of my own mortality really hit home. I mean, I have always, intellectually understood and...
by Jackie Bailey | Nov 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
I just had one. A baby, that is. Six weeks and three days ago, to be precise. This is the reason for not blogging for an age … That and procrastination of course. And can I just say that one of the very first, clear things I have learned about human development...
by Jackie Bailey | Mar 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
This article in the Sydney Morning Herald echoes some of the points I made in my last post about the future of bookstores. It notes that indie bookstores have a role in promoting and finding new author talent, given their role as respected taste leaders. ...
by Jackie Bailey | Oct 18, 2010 | Random insights, Uncategorized
I recently had an email from a friend who mentioned she was trying to figure out the Why. You know what I am talking about. Why life? Why bother? Why everything? What is the meaning of it all? I remember, when I was a teenager and used to journal in big, loopy...
