Jen HollandWatching 9/11 Slip Through the Collective Memory.On September 11, 2001, I was a 24 year old, second year History teacher in a stand-alone trailer teaching Civics and Economics in a small…3 min read·Sep 11, 2021----
Jen HollandI Picked Up the Phone To Call My Mom Today.I picked up my cell phone today and for a split second, intended to call my mother. It’s something I had done a thousand times in my life…2 min read·Sep 6, 2021----
Jen HollandJust a Crazy Cat Lady….I have a cat. At times, I’ve had two. I don’t dress them in clothes. I don’t take them for walks on leashes or in strollers. I don’t make…4 min read·Aug 28, 2021----
Jen HollandWhy Old Navy’s BodEquality is Important.When I was a little girl, I was chubby. Back then, the word fat was thrown around a lot more easily than it is today. So I was fat. My…3 min read·Aug 20, 2021----
Jen HollandAmericans: Demanding our Rights, Shirking our Responsibilities.Americans. We love our individual freedoms. Our rights. We’ll tell you about them all day long. We’ll fly our “Don’t Tread on Me” flags…2 min read·Aug 18, 2021----
Jen HollandAfghanistan Was Always Going to End This Way…..There seem to be two military truths in the history of the world. 1) Invading Russia is not a good idea. 2) Intervention in Afghanistan…3 min read·Aug 16, 2021----
Jen HollandAmericans Don’t Want to be Disabused of Their Historical Misconceptions — Historical InterpretationChristopher Columbus “discovered” America. NOPE3 min read·Aug 14, 2021--1--1
Jen HollandTopsail Island, Twenty-Plus Years Later…..The old bridge is gone, and a soaring new one has replaced it. And that’s pretty much true for everything I used to know here. I grew up…2 min read·Aug 12, 2021----
Jen HollandWaking Up at the Beach is Good for the Soul.Waking up at the beach is good for the soul. I’m not one of those people whose “happy place” is the beach. But I do love it. I grew up an…2 min read·Aug 11, 2021----
Jen HollandBack to School: Heading into year 22…..As a teacher, my summer break is quickly coming to an end. When I return to the classroom on August 16th, I will begin the twenty-second…3 min read·Aug 9, 2021----