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Fleeing from Fear and Fire: The Bridge Fire
A memoir, metaphor, and recovering from PTSD
Sep 17
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Janice Hoffmann
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Friends Come in All Sizes
......and even political persuasions. Let's remember to respect across the aisles.
Sep 2
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Janice Hoffmann
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August 2024
Need a little comic relief?
"Our Lives With Dogs" is at the publisher and should be available by the holidays. In the meantime, here is a preview.
Aug 31
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Janice Hoffmann
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Dear Conservative and Republican Friends:
We differ in our worldviews and political priorities. Respect for one another’s opinions is the bedrock of our civil society.
Aug 24
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Janice Hoffmann
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Another Bearable Claremont Day
A bear front-flipped over our fence and did a momentary handstand before backflipping, sticking a perfect landing, and disappearing into the canyon.
Aug 17
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Janice Hoffmann
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July 2024
Project 2025: A Cautionary Tale
A first-person, calm narrator imagines the ripples of a second Trump administration. This is dark fantasy. Look closely at this world before you vote.
Jul 27
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Janice Hoffmann
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Detasseling...Neither promiscuity, virginity, nor motherhood attracted me, so what role models did I have as a female growing up in the…
Remembering a simpler time when I thought life couldn't get any hotter.
Jul 20
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Janice Hoffmann
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Detasseling...Neither promiscuity, virginity, nor motherhood attracted me, so what role models did I have as a female growing up in the belly button of Illinois?
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Losing a Pet is a Dress Rehearsal for Other Loss
Lama Rod Owens reminds us that when we grieve for someone, we feel the pain of the loss of our own identity, who we were when our lives were…
Jul 13
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Janice Hoffmann
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Massimo the Maltese
Massimo owns Janice Hoffmann (Stories by Janus), and calculus textbook author turned limericist, Laurence Hoffmann. They cohabit in Claremont, CA.
Jul 6
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Janice Hoffmann
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June 2024
My name is Janice, and I have a Starbucks habit,
This first-person narrator will utilize run-on sentences to tell a story, recounting a specific moment and its spinoffs in vivid details, emphasizing…
Jun 28
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Janice Hoffmann
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Dad's First Day of School
This story happened before I was born, so you ask, “How do you know?”. I don’t know exactly, but I have some photos; I listened to my father’s stories…
Jun 15
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Janice Hoffmann
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Contemplating Toes and Magical Feats
....is what I call it, but the official title is "College Drop-Off Day."
Jun 8
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Janice Hoffmann
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