Jessi-James Grey

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, or How I Finally Got Angry After a Decade of Pain

Cover photo by Polina Zimmerman on Pexels This year marks a full decade since I first began experiencing symptoms of

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Jessi-James Grey

Posted on May 12, 2022

National Tater Day

“Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew!” It’s National Tater Day! National Tater Day, observed annually on March 31st,

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Jessi-James Grey

Posted on March 31, 2022

National Blood Donor Month

January is a weird month: we’re all trying to recover from the busyness of the holidays, it’s cold (good Maude, I hate the

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Jessi-James Grey

Posted on January 25, 2021

Human Trafficking

Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and, well, I have some thoughts about that. Before I begin, I want to be

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Jessi-James Grey

Posted on January 11, 2021

Universal Hour of Peace

Hey! Welcome! You did it!—you made it to the end of such a long, long year! Congratulations! Tonight, we will ring in the New

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Jessi-James Grey

Posted on December 31, 2020

Saturnalia: Ancient Rome’s Favorite Holiday

Io, Saturnalia! Such was the common greeting during Saturnalia; “Io” was borrowed from the Greeks after Rome suffered a major

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Jessi-James Grey

Posted on December 17, 2020

Halcyon Days

Lead photo – Image by Sunsetoned from Pexels What do you think of when you hear the phrase “Halcyon Days?” I’ve long

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Jessi-James Grey

Posted on December 14, 2020

National Mason Jar Day

I have a confession to make—I’m sorry that I’ve hidden this from you for so long: I am an artificer. A maker. I am a crafter!

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Jessi-James Grey

Posted on November 29, 2020

National Day of Listening 2020

As I was preparing to write this, I was listening to an episode of Code Switch about the Cherokee Nation sending its first

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Jessi-James Grey

Posted on November 27, 2020

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