Jen Lockwood George
@jenlockwoodgeorge.bsky.social
Content writer by day, novelist by night. Also a
knitter, sewist, artist, music lover, foodie, reader, dog & cat person. I <3 history, Scrabble, writing in my car, & going to the beach in winter. Literary & pop fiction, sci-fi, horror, YA, poetry, & essays
knitter, sewist, artist, music lover, foodie, reader, dog & cat person. I <3 history, Scrabble, writing in my car, & going to the beach in winter. Literary & pop fiction, sci-fi, horror, YA, poetry, & essays
If you're planning to donate items to shelters and community pantries, don't forget to donate period products, diapers, and wipes along with heat-and-serve food staples. If you donate cans without pull tops, donate a few can openers, too.
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If you're planning to donate items to shelters and community pantries, don't forget to donate period products, diapers, and wipes along with heat-and-serve food staples. If you donate cans without pull tops, donate a few can openers, too.
So... a book recommendation: The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck. IYKYK
October 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
So... a book recommendation: The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck. IYKYK
September 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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The journalist part of me still dreams about current events. Somehow, my brain managed to create a mashup of Black Sabbath's "Crazy Train" & Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." That was an interesting thing to have going at full volume in my head when I woke up.
July 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The journalist part of me still dreams about current events. Somehow, my brain managed to create a mashup of Black Sabbath's "Crazy Train" & Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." That was an interesting thing to have going at full volume in my head when I woke up.
Do you ever wonder what cats think when they see us wandering around our houses in the dark at night, our arms outstretched and hands fumbling and waving as we search for light switches, glasses, lamps, doorframes, and beds?
July 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Do you ever wonder what cats think when they see us wandering around our houses in the dark at night, our arms outstretched and hands fumbling and waving as we search for light switches, glasses, lamps, doorframes, and beds?
July 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
We didn't know who was calling when the phone rang.
What’s a real thing from your childhood that kids these days would find completely foreign?
Like, how we used to be able to walk right up to the gate to meet our family coming off a flight.
Or how we had to pick a spot to meet at the theater BEFORE we went.
Like, how we used to be able to walk right up to the gate to meet our family coming off a flight.
Or how we had to pick a spot to meet at the theater BEFORE we went.
July 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
We didn't know who was calling when the phone rang.
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Hello…doing some research now on the increasing viral impact on people as we went super global as a potential driver of immune disregulation. I’ve got some good leads on the current state of research but if there’s anyone who knows anything they think I should know, please let me know!!
June 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Hello…doing some research now on the increasing viral impact on people as we went super global as a potential driver of immune disregulation. I’ve got some good leads on the current state of research but if there’s anyone who knows anything they think I should know, please let me know!!
I got answers from my doctors. None of it is great news. (But also, none of it is fatal, so there's that.) Internet friends, hug me and tell me it'll be okay even if it doesn't feel true at the moment. #ChronicIllness
June 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I got answers from my doctors. None of it is great news. (But also, none of it is fatal, so there's that.) Internet friends, hug me and tell me it'll be okay even if it doesn't feel true at the moment. #ChronicIllness
When you have a diagnosis, but nobody tells you....
June 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
When you have a diagnosis, but nobody tells you....
Everyone! I ate lemon pepper tuna for the first time since Jan., and it didn't make me sick! (I've been on a restricted diet because all food was mysteriously making me nauseated. No citric acid, caffeine, grease, red meat, gluten, dairy, peppermint, coffee, chocolate or fun.)
#ChronicIllness
#ChronicIllness
June 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Everyone! I ate lemon pepper tuna for the first time since Jan., and it didn't make me sick! (I've been on a restricted diet because all food was mysteriously making me nauseated. No citric acid, caffeine, grease, red meat, gluten, dairy, peppermint, coffee, chocolate or fun.)
#ChronicIllness
#ChronicIllness
June 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
A bajillion and one medical appointments on the wall, a billion and one medical appointments.... take one down and still no one knows what's wrong, 999,999,999 medical appointments on the wall....
#RealLife
#RealLife
May 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A bajillion and one medical appointments on the wall, a billion and one medical appointments.... take one down and still no one knows what's wrong, 999,999,999 medical appointments on the wall....
#RealLife
#RealLife
Today was my first short ride on my Christmas present. (Poor weather & poor health prevented earlier rides.) Happy to be well enough to tolerate a mile in hilly terrain. Now I'm exhausted.
May 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Today was my first short ride on my Christmas present. (Poor weather & poor health prevented earlier rides.) Happy to be well enough to tolerate a mile in hilly terrain. Now I'm exhausted.
Today's self-care: decluttering & cleaning my room ceiling-to-floor so I can have a peaceful sleeping space. Now, lunch while reading Jericho Brown's poetry. Then rest because I am out of spoons. Maybe fabric cutting later.
#MentalHealth
#MentalHealth
May 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Today's self-care: decluttering & cleaning my room ceiling-to-floor so I can have a peaceful sleeping space. Now, lunch while reading Jericho Brown's poetry. Then rest because I am out of spoons. Maybe fabric cutting later.
#MentalHealth
#MentalHealth
My poor pup suddenly developed a moderate heart murmur, and my cat has a tumor. 2025 is shaping up to be a real banger of a year.
It's like the year is a carnival ride gone wonky.
It's like the year is a carnival ride gone wonky.
May 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My poor pup suddenly developed a moderate heart murmur, and my cat has a tumor. 2025 is shaping up to be a real banger of a year.
It's like the year is a carnival ride gone wonky.
It's like the year is a carnival ride gone wonky.
Chez George has turned into a furbaby nursing home. My 12yo cat has a tumor and will receive palliative care. My 8yo dog has suddenly developed a heart condition. (She may be ok with meds-- testing will reveal.)
These babies' golden years will he filled with love and fun.
These babies' golden years will he filled with love and fun.
May 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Chez George has turned into a furbaby nursing home. My 12yo cat has a tumor and will receive palliative care. My 8yo dog has suddenly developed a heart condition. (She may be ok with meds-- testing will reveal.)
These babies' golden years will he filled with love and fun.
These babies' golden years will he filled with love and fun.
It is a gray day. I am tired, sick, worried, and sad. But I am alive. I have that, and a God who loves me.
For this moment, that is enough.
#GratitudeJournal
For this moment, that is enough.
#GratitudeJournal
May 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It is a gray day. I am tired, sick, worried, and sad. But I am alive. I have that, and a God who loves me.
For this moment, that is enough.
#GratitudeJournal
For this moment, that is enough.
#GratitudeJournal
I saw a police officer show respect and kindness to an unhoused man today. I was pleased with that.
#GratitudeJournal
#GratitudeJournal
May 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I saw a police officer show respect and kindness to an unhoused man today. I was pleased with that.
#GratitudeJournal
#GratitudeJournal
I had a root canal in Jan. Pain never went away. On recheck #2 or 3 the doc said it wasn't his fault & dismissed me. Another dentist did X-rays yesterday & said the root canal wasn't complete. Meeting w/ a new endo in a week. I lost the winter & spring to suffering bc of that 1st doc's horrid-ness.
April 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I had a root canal in Jan. Pain never went away. On recheck #2 or 3 the doc said it wasn't his fault & dismissed me. Another dentist did X-rays yesterday & said the root canal wasn't complete. Meeting w/ a new endo in a week. I lost the winter & spring to suffering bc of that 1st doc's horrid-ness.
Cheers, friends.
April 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Cheers, friends.
Lunch break. Deep breaths of salt air are healing in their own way.
April 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Lunch break. Deep breaths of salt air are healing in their own way.
After 4 years, he has recovered from his TBI enough to skate again. He tells his story to anyone who will listen.
Today we replaced the outgrown helmet, shoes, and pads, and he is back at it.
#TBI #GratitudeJournal
Today we replaced the outgrown helmet, shoes, and pads, and he is back at it.
#TBI #GratitudeJournal
March 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
After 4 years, he has recovered from his TBI enough to skate again. He tells his story to anyone who will listen.
Today we replaced the outgrown helmet, shoes, and pads, and he is back at it.
#TBI #GratitudeJournal
Today we replaced the outgrown helmet, shoes, and pads, and he is back at it.
#TBI #GratitudeJournal