Jihii Jolly

2 weeks ago | jihii.substack.com | Jihii Jolly

Good morning,Can you believe it’s already April? February and March were busy months—a move, an international trip, finding our footing in a new neighborhood, and taking on more freelance work. In this season, I gifted myself my first-ever secretary desk, a beautiful teak piece that’s nearly 60 years old and now lives in the center of our home. I love having my work centered but not visible, since secretary desks allow you to fold the workspace closed when not in use.

2 months ago | jihii.substack.com | Jihii Jolly

Hard to believe it has been 1 year since I started writing about writing and perhaps more importantly, since I moved writing from the margins of my life to the center. This year, I want to focus the monthly writer’s note on things I want to remind myself when I next feel lost. I hope you find it helpful, too. Good morning,I am writing to you from the sunny corner of a local lunch spot that’s attached to my local grocery store.

Jan 14, 2025 | jihii.substack.com | Jihii Jolly

Good morning,today is my first day at my desk since early December asin the last 4 weeks:we hosted baby’s first holiday seasonby the seawith both sides of the family(and felt like the grown-ups). we took a road trip through Utah’s otherworldly expanses,felt the simultaneous sovereignty and isolation of Navajo Nation,visited 5 national parksred and browndesert and canyon,with baby and dog(who shared oatmeal and peanut butter and bananas on the way).

Nov 25, 2024 | jihii.substack.com | Jihii Jolly

Good morning,My friend Kate recently wrote an incredible essay about friendship, or rather, the relationships in our lives that mean more than the words available to describe them. Here, she describes what it was like to explain that she needed time off to help a close friend and roommate going through a psychotic break:Continuously, I found myself lacking a vocabulary for the situations I found myself in. Standing in the hospital room with L.’s partner, parents, and doctor: Who was I, exactly?

Nov 18, 2024 | jihii.substack.com | Jihii Jolly

Good evening,Today we have our monthly writer’s note, November edition. For those new here, once a month I try to reflect on my processes as a writer, worker or caregiver. Some favorites from the archive are on designing a sabbatical, structuring research as a writer, identifying what season you are in, and investing in practice.