Medium

Jorie Mar

Jorie Mar

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Aug 10, 2023

I Just Started Watching “The Handmaid’s Tale” Six Years After It First Aired

I was surprised by how good it was — and how scary!

I Just Started Watching “The Handmaid’s Tale” Six Years After It First Aired

Jorie Mar

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Jan 5, 2023

Q: Is the glass half full or half empty? A: It’s both

I just had an experience I was nervous about, and it turned out fine. This happens a lot. It was like a textbook example of anticipatory…

Q: Is the glass half full or half empty? A: It’s both

Jorie Mar

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Dec 10, 2022

A Poem About an Electric Toothbrush in the Style of a Shakespearean Sonnet

I’ve become obsessed with the OpenAI ChatGPT. Have you tried it yet? It’s very easy to use — you just ask a question or provide a prompt —…

Pink electric toothbrush on a deep blue background

Jorie Mar

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Dec 1, 2020

Afternoon Sky

50 days until inauguration

Afternoon Sky

Jorie Mar

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Nov 22, 2020

Ball of Gas

50 words of flash fiction? prose poetry?

Ball of Gas

Jorie Mar

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Oct 21, 2020

Sunset tonight

#1

Sunset tonight

Jorie Mar

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Aug 26, 2020

The First Half of the First Night of the 2020 Republican National Convention

I (tried) to watch the Convention, so you wouldn’t have to

The First Half of the First Night of the 2020 Republican National Convention

Jorie Mar

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Aug 7, 2020

After Tropical Storm Isaias: Fence down in “Key Food Memorial Park,” tree still on top of car, and…

Journal — Thursday, August 6, 2020 — day (whatever) after NYC reopening — I’ve lost track — one day is the same as the next — I think it’s…

After Tropical Storm Isaias: Fence down in “Key Food Memorial Park,” tree still on top of car, and…

Jorie Mar

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Jul 1, 2020

A Short Walk

Journal — Tuesday, June 30, 2020 — Day 23 of NYC reopening

A Short Walk

Jorie Mar

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Jun 30, 2020

After the Thunderstorm

Journal, Monday, June 29, 2020 — NYC reopening day 22

After the Thunderstorm

Jorie Mar

Jorie Mar

Semi-hopeful New Yawka. Baby boomer. Inactive attorney. Content mill veteran. Aspiring humor writer. semihopeful@gmail.com Twitter: @semihopeful

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