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Jacqueline Dooley

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Doorways to Arkomo: Book One of the Spirit Oak's Gift

Doorways to Arkomo: Book One of the Spirit Oak's Gift

A magical doorway links Sorel, a lonely princess from Arkomo to Grace, a child with cancer. The friendship they form might save them both.

2014

Jacqueline Dooley, et al.

Jacqueline Dooley, Judy Krongard (Illustrator)

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Human Parts

Why Do We Have To Be So Efficient?

Imagine what life might be like with no one endlessly yammering on about maximizing your time.

Jul 8, 2023

Why Do We Have To Be So Efficient?

Jul 8, 2023

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Age of Empathy

I Love My Facebook Memories. I Hate My Facebook Memories.

Facebook is a cobwebbed attic that I can’t seem to leave.

Aug 5, 2023

I Love My Facebook Memories. I Hate My Facebook Memories.

Aug 5, 2023

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Grief Book Club

Birds Still Sing When It Rains

What comes next when the ending isn’t happy?

Aug 1, 2021

Birds Still Sing When It Rains

Aug 1, 2021

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Human Parts

A Letter From My Daughter on the 4th Anniversary of Her Death

On having faith, and giving permission to let go

Mar 22, 2021

Illustration of a large bird spreading its wings. Light blue, yellow, and brown lines (with the dark blue background showing through) form ornate patterns on its feathers. Behind it float blue circles of various sizes that look like doilies.

Mar 22, 2021

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Grief Book Club

My Child Died

The unthinkable happened to my daughter. Here’s why I need people to know about it.

May 9, 2019

My Child Died

May 9, 2019

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Grief Book Club

Parental Grief Doesn’t Resolve With Time

In forever grief, moving forward is not the same as moving on

6d ago

Parental Grief Doesn’t Resolve With Time

6d ago

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Something About Nothing

Excuse Me, Your AI is Showing

Generative AI isn’t the quick content fix that many people thought it would be

Jun 19

Excuse Me, Your AI is Showing

Jun 19

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Grief Book Club

Thinking About Death On A Bright Summer Day

You can hold tightly to life, but in the end you have no control at all.

Jun 14

Thinking About Death On A Bright Summer Day

Jun 14

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The Memoirist

To All The Blogs I’ve Loved and Lost

Over a decade of blogging gave me the confidence to become a writer

Jun 8

To All The Blogs I’ve Loved and Lost

Jun 8

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Grief Book Club

There’s No Shame in Staying in One Place

Whatever small desire I had to travel died with my daughter.

May 28

There’s No Shame in Staying in One Place

May 28

Jacqueline Dooley

Jacqueline Dooley

she/her

14.9K Followers

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Essayist, content writer, bereaved parent. Bylines: Human Parts, GEN, Marker, OneZero, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Pulse, HuffPost, Longreads, Modern Loss

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