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Notes from the Desk
"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted."
— Jules Renard
Hello, World — And Yes, I'm Terrified
Welcome to my first blog post. I've rewritten this opening line about seventeen times. Then leapt straight back to the KISS principle!
There's something both thrilling and quietly terrifying about typing words onto a page that other people are actually going to read. Not just any page — my page. A website with my name on it. Jenny Porter, Author. Even writing that feels like I'm borrowing someone else's confidence and hoping nobody asks for it back.
So let me start with the truth: I am equal parts excited and dithering about in a panic!
The Rock of the Family
He wasn't a big talker. He didn't hold court or fill a room with opinions. But the life he built and the values he lived by spoke loudly enough — and left a structure inside everyone who knew him.
What She Was Given
Writing the second book has taken me back to my mother — a woman of fixed faith and boundless love, and the extraordinary moment when those two things met a test she hadn't prepared for.
Bedtime Reading and a One-Sentence Review
Her brother chose The Space Between for bedtime reading. His nine-year-old daughter delivered a one-sentence verdict Jenny will carry for a long time.
The Quiet Certainty of Being Loved
On identity, belonging, and the childhood gift that follows you for life