Greetings, and welcome to my new subscribers! The Embassy Cable is a monthly look behind the stories in Embassy Kid: An American Foreign Service Family Memoir, and the view from my writing desk as I share the book. It's a behind-the-scenes look at my memoir-in-progress, Amsterdam Strong: Becoming Unstoppable, a bit about what I'm reading…
Greetings, and welcome to my new subscribers! The Embassy Cable is a monthly look behind the stories in Embassy Kid: An American Foreign Service Family Memoir, and the view from my writing desk as I share the book. It's a behind-the-scenes look at my memoir-in-progress, Amsterdam Strong: Becoming Unstoppable, a bit about what I'm reading…
Greetings, and welcome to my new subscribers! The Embassy Cable is a monthly look behind the stories in Embassy Kid: An American Foreign Service Family Memoir, and the view from my writing desk as I share the book. It's a behind-the-scenes look at my memoir-in-progress, Amsterdam Strong: Becoming Unstoppable, a bit about what I'm reading…
A monthly look behind the stories in Embassy Kid: An American Foreign Service Family Memoir, and the view from my writing desk as I share the book. What I'm writing, reading, and watching. And, as always, a couple of closing pictures of Kumba, my rescue Lab and therapy dog. More Photos From Jane’s Childhood: Images…
A monthly look behind the stories in Embassy Kid: An American Foreign Service Family Memoir, and the view from my writing desk as I share the book. What I'm reading. Today, in honor of Foreign Service Day, there is a special essay. And, as always, a couple of closing pictures of Kumba, my rescue Lab…
A monthly look behind the stories in Embassy Kid: An American Foreign Service Family Memoir, the view from my writing desk as I share the book, and a preview of what I’m working on. What I’m reading and what I’m watching. A couple of closing pictures of Kumba, my rescue Lab and therapy dog. And…
As 2025 moves into the rear view mirror, here’s a look at some of the highlights of the past year. I became a published author when EMBASSY KID: AN AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE FAMILY MEMOIR came out in April. What a thrill it was to collaborate with my painter husband in our book and art launch…
Our ignorance, avoidance, and silencing of all discussions of female-associated viscera is not polite. It’s killing us.
I have been broken many times. I suspect most people have. In practicing the Japanese art of Kintsukoroi, one repairs broken pottery by filling in the cracks with gold, silver, or platinum. The choice to highlight the breaks with precious metals not only acknowledges them, but also pays tribute to the vessel that has been…