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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

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Jacqueline Dooley, Judy Krongard (Illustrator)

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Being Defined by Grief Isn’t A Curse

I don’t feel lost because I have the moon — and my grief — to guide me.

Oct 9, 2024

A trippy drawing of the moon by the author

Oct 9, 2024

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Nature is a Homecoming

A photo essay in four seasons

Nov 10, 2024

Nature is a Homecoming

Nov 10, 2024

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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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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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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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When Grief Shows Up in Your Favorite Tool Song

Tool’s Maynard James Keenan is a poet.

Oct 29

When Grief Shows Up in Your Favorite Tool Song

Oct 29

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My Daughter is the Reason I’m Not Afraid of Ghosts

Time swallows ghosts. That’s what really scares me.

Oct 23

My Daughter is the Reason I’m Not Afraid of Ghosts

Oct 23

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I Didn’t Believe in Monsters Until My Daughter Got Cancer

Sometimes the monster is on the inside

Oct 9

I Didn’t Believe in Monsters Until My Daughter Got Cancer

Oct 9

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I Turned My Love of Video Games into an Outdoor Adventure

Achievement unlocked

Sep 30

colorful illustration of a whimsical landscape featuring colorful hills, a black sky with a tree and a video game character in the bottom left corner

Sep 30

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There is Joy and Sorrow in Every Season of Motherhood

But winter always comes too soon

Sep 16

There is Joy and Sorrow in Every Season of Motherhood

Sep 16

Jacqueline Dooley

Jacqueline Dooley

she/her

19.4K followers

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I'm whatever the opposite of a data scientist is. Essayist. Content writer. Bereaved parent. Mediocre artist. Lover of birds, mushrooms, tiny dogs, and nature.

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