Jean Thompson

Dec 16, 2024 | pressherald.com | Jean Thompson

It is difficult for me to find a single tear to shed over the assassination of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare. Someone finally found a way to strike a blow that has made the health insurance industry and the American public sit up and take notice. I do find it significant that the assassination was carried out as the annual open enrollment period for Medicare beneficiaries like myself drew to a close on Dec. 7.

Dec 2, 2024 | bookbrowse.com | Jean Thompson

Write your own review! Cathryn Conroy Written with Great Emotional Insight: A Sad Book About the Inexorable Ties of Mothers and Daughters Oh, this is a sad book. But it's also a book about real life, and some of real life IS sad. Very sad. Author Jean Thompson has written a magnificent story about mothers and daughters over three generations that will resonate with virtually every woman.

Jun 25, 2023 | pshares.org | Cornelius Eady |James Randall |Jean Thompson |Elizabeth Alexander

The Spring 2002 issue of Ploughshares, guest-edited by Cornelius Eady. Ploughshares, a journal of new writing, is guest-edited serially by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles. Edited by award-winning poet Cornelius Eady (Kartunes, Victims of the Latest Dance Craze), this issue features new works from Elizabeth Alexander, Terrance Hayes, Shreela Ray, Al Young, and Yolanda Wisher.

Feb 14, 2023 | dispatchist.com | Jean Thompson

For decades, the relationship between women and chocolate portrayed in the media has been bittersweet at best. Here’s how health experts and the CEO of a women-owned and run chocolate company want to reframe that narrative and empower women.