Jakki Jelene Blog

Why Children Need Horror

Article originally publishied on Doorway Publishing Growing up in the 80s, I was exposed to some pretty dark films made for kids. Case in point, one of the first movies...

Songs I Heard This Week (Autumn)

It’s no secret that I absolutely love seasonal music. In fact, most music I listen to on a daily basis reflects my feelings, moods, or my current settings. I love...

Our Only Hope

Forgive me for appearing a tad morbid this afternoon, but I was contemplating the lengths people are willing to go to live the longest life possible. Yet to me, the...

The Picture of Perfect Contentment

You can learn so much from observing animals. The other day I was snuggling my pup, Minnie, and she just seemed to be the picture of perfect contentment. But isn’t...

Happy Fall Y’all!

Spent the weekend doing a little fall decorating to get me in the mood this season. Most years I have done my fall decorating in phases between Sep-Nov, but this...