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Jill Ebstein

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Alfred's Journey to Be Liked

Alfred's Journey to Be Liked

A neurodivergent teenage boy has his world open up through Coach. Humor, wisdom, and friendships combine in this light coming of age story.

2023

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Middle-Pause

Lessons From My Parents in Building a Good Life

And how I landed where I did

Nov 7

Photo of my family of eight, all dressed up for a bar mitzvah

Nov 7

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

The Day-In, Day-Out Fatigue of Loving Someone With Alzheimer’s

There are no shortcuts or easy remedies…just honesty

Oct 14

Sad woman with tear down her face

Oct 14

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

Can You Have A Second Career As You Enter Your Late Sixties?

I am about to find out.

Aug 14

Blue sky with some white billowy clouds

Aug 14

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

This Is What the Long, Dark Tunnel of Alzheimer’s Looks Like

When seen from the outside

Jul 9

Long dark tunnel with some small amount of light at the end

Jul 9

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The Narrative Arc

The Lesson of My Mom’s Two Broken Wrists

It helps as I push my way through my sixties

Dec 5, 2023

An older woman in a pink coat sitting on a brown couch.

Dec 5, 2023

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Midform

Thanksgiving Trivia to Share at the Table

And one of my favorite comeback stories to share with you

6d ago

Squash and Acorn on a dark wooden table

6d ago

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Highest Happiness

The Art of a Good Apology

It’s been on my mind because they’re hard to deliver

6d ago

Scrabble letters spelling, “I am sorry”

6d ago

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E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

I Went to a Sixth-Grade Classroom

And I thought I was at a circus

Nov 25

Young girls on a scooter blowing bubbles

Nov 25

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Good Vibes Club

My Top Eight Disappointments and Two Happy Developments in 2024

It’s part of my Thanksgiving prep as I then find my “gratitudes”

Nov 21

Bowling pins standing, a few down

Nov 21

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Publishous

Think Small This Thanksgiving

So that you may find your gratitude and celebrate a tradition

Nov 21

Thanksgiving table with wine and person sitting

Nov 21

Jill Ebstein

Jill Ebstein

Book Author

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I’m about dogs, our lovable and peculiar families, business, and writing in a wide lane, including fiction. I’m a positivity washer too. www.jillebstein.com

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