"When I Was Older..." in L.A. Review
Yes, a third story has been published! "When I Was Older, I Will Grow Up" is now online with the Los Angeles Review. This small story...
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Jean Synodinos
May 31, 20211 min read
When Words Fail, Paint.
Eight years ago today, I bolted up from a good night's sleep and announced to no one at all, "I need to paint." I ignored the day's...
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Jean Synodinos
May 27, 20214 min read
You May Not Know Her, But...
You probably never hear of Bess Whitehead Scott, but this woman broke barriers like nobody's business. And I'm a beneficiary. Pioneering...
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Jean Synodinos
Jan 10, 20212 min read
This Girl Is Now a... Fellow
Warning: There's nothing humble about this brag. I am so damned proud to share that I've been named the 2021 Writers' League of Texas...
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Jean Synodinos
Jan 5, 20212 min read
"Make a Wish" in The Normal School
A second story has found a home. “Make a Wish” was a featured story fall 2020 issue of The Normal School. I couldn’t be more grateful to...
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Jean Synodinos
Dec 22, 20203 min read
The Myth of the Solitary Writer
As a lonely writer, I looked forward to thriving as a member of an association whose members refused to associate.
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Jean Synodinos
Oct 28, 20203 min read
Pandemic Viventium #3
Shit happens. So do birthdays. I don't know how it happened, but I turned 60. It wasn't the huge house party I threw myself at 40. It...
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Jean Synodinos
May 3, 20202 min read
"Simple" Published in Orca
It’s a helluva thing to see your first story published, a helluva thing to be paid, even modestly, for your words. I've been told by...
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Jean Synodinos
Apr 21, 20205 min read
Pandemic Viventium #1
What better way to map the passing of these days with random notes about pandemic living?
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Jean Synodinos
Nov 4, 20193 min read
Feckless Pondering
An acquaintance told me recently that they thought I'd "fallen off the map." Not as many gigs, or art shows, and certainly nothing on the...
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Jean Synodinos
Aug 1, 20185 min read
If You Never Met Freida
If you were never among the privileged souls who spent some time with my dog and best friend Freida, please let me tell you about her...
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Jean Synodinos
Jul 3, 20181 min read
10 Haiku for Summer Days
1. The Modern Mrs. Doesn’t believe in summer– No bikinis here. 2. My weatherman is An honorable liar He promised me rain. 3. The summer...
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Jean Synodinos
Apr 21, 20184 min read
Doves Will Cry Every April 21st
Two years ago today we lost Prince, one of the most important artists of the last 100 years. Doves cry on this day, and so do I. Prince's...
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Jean Synodinos
Apr 10, 20182 min read
The Myth of Specialization
We live in an age of specialization. Do this, or do that, but stick to one thing and learn to do it very well. It’s a message we hear as...
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Jean Synodinos
Dec 9, 20164 min read
I Miss You. Thanks for the Visit.
Written December 9, 2016 and reposted from the blog Scratch This Itch. December 9, 2016 Dear Charles, It’s been two years since we lost...
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Jean Synodinos
Nov 10, 20164 min read
Trump Won. I Wept. Then This Happened. Now What?
Written November 10, 2016, and reposted from the blog "Scratch This Itch." Less than 48 hours ago, Donald J. Trump became...
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Jean Synodinos
Nov 17, 20152 min read
Perfection is Boring
Written November 17, 2015 and reposted from the blog "Scratch This Itch." The first track recorded for the last album, Love & Blood, was...
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