14 Comments
User's avatar
Ellen Kochansky's avatar

Nailed it again, dear lady! Still here in the trenches, hoping that a nonprofit residency program might actually be an art form, and that whatever it becomes next represents the viral version of this! Thanks for your brilliant posts.

Expand full comment
Jennifer Rabin's avatar

It IS an art form. ❤️

Expand full comment
David Slader's avatar

You nailed it. And did so as an artist. Beautiful.

Expand full comment
Jennifer Rabin's avatar

Thanks, David.

Expand full comment
Tom Tucker's avatar

unbelievably right on the mark, ✌️❤️

Expand full comment
Jennifer Rabin's avatar

❤️

Expand full comment
Stephen Rutledge's avatar

A+.

Expand full comment
Jennifer Rabin's avatar

❤️🙏🏼

Expand full comment
doreen dodgen-magee's avatar

first: i would very much love to meet your former mail carrier. in my dreams, i am this kind of person.

second: as always, you create a little thought in my mind/feeling in my soul each week that carries me to many beautiful places until the next out of the box installment arrives. thank you for sharing that art form with me.

Expand full comment
Jennifer Rabin's avatar

You would have LOVED him. Also, you ARE this kind of person. Thank you, as always, for reading.

Expand full comment
Akiva's avatar

Interesting read and insights! Thanks for sharing

Expand full comment
Jennifer Rabin's avatar

Thanks, Akiva.

Expand full comment
Katie's avatar

Joe was so kind. He would go on fishing trips and bring my Mom some of whatever it was he caught.

One time, I dropped a glass on the outside porch, and a shard got under my bare foot and cut it. It started bleeding profusely. He picked me up in a "lovers carry" until my Mom came out, so I wouldn't be standing in pieces of broken glass.

Also, my dog Rika would often jump in his truck or chase it all the way across town back to the post office. He would call my Mom to let her know that Rika was there.

How he had time to give everyone such personal attention and still do his rounds was truly special. ❤️

Expand full comment
Jennifer Rabin's avatar

I didn’t know that Rika chased him back to the post office! 🤣 She had incredibly good taste in people, so this doesn’t surprise me at all. She did not suffer fools, that one.

Expand full comment