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Adventures, Advice, Grief, North of the Tension Line · December 14, 2014

The intricacies of the casual conversation

I am on a first name basis with the people at our local hardware store. I am there sporadically but often, and they have patiently--and without one note of patronization--advised me on various topics ranging from the correct size of a wall anchor to replacing an outlet. They greet me like an old …

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Adventures, Advice, Marriage, North of the Tension Line · October 13, 2014

Going With the Flow

My niece's wedding took place on a dock on Baltimore's Inner Harbor, a fashionably updated working harbor surrounded by sailing ships, industrial areas, refurbished warehouses and chic shops and restaurants. It was a formal wedding, with the bride in cream satin, five bridesmaids in teal organza, …

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Adventures, Advice, Marriage · October 11, 2014

Words for the Newlyweds

From my talk at my niece's wedding. I would like to point out to those who don't know me that I am not merely an aunt, but that I am in fact, The Sainted Aunt. In that role—and since you’ve given me a microphone—your mistake—I would like to offer some small pieces of advice which the bride and …

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Coming May 1, 2019

J.F. Riordan’s first book of personal essays. Now available for pre-order!

By turns deeply spiritual and gently comic, these brief meditations range from the inconveniences of modern life to the shifting nature of grief. Whether it’s an unexpected revelation from a trip to the hardware store, a casual encounter with a tow-truck driver, the changing seasons, or a conversation with a store clerk grieving for a dog, J. F. Riordan captures and magnifies the passing beauty of the ordinary and the extraordinary that lingers near the surface of daily life.

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About J.F. Riordan

Called a “modern-day Jane Austen,” J.F. Riordan’s lyrical prose and rich characters are a tribute to small town life and the beauty of the ordinary.

Peopled with sharply drawn characters whose experiences are by turns serious, mystical, and ridiculous, her books bring into sharp focus the pitfalls and vicious politics that prevail in small towns everywhere.

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