Archive - Skewed North by Jolene Dames

Still at the Window

On turning 50, surprise parties, and the kid who still waits for someone to show up.

Oct 2

September 2026

Take a Little of the Place Home

There are places you leave with a photograph.

Sep 25

Colors or Symbols? Help!

I want Skewed North to be something you look forward to hearing from.

Sep 25

I Need a Few Brave Readers

The first full draft of Panic Quietly is done.

Sep 24

An Early Invitation for Paid Subscribers

There are places you leave with a photograph.

Sep 21

It's finished. Come see what many hands made.

Sep 18

What Do We Do With Her

I make things because I have to. Once they're done I don't think about them again. That sounds like integrity — but it might be the reason nobody sees…

Sep 13

Wonder Why Woman

I never put "metabolize" and "art" in the same sentence until a few days ago. Now I know why I ache when I don't create — and why I don't think about a…

Sep 11

Elevation 5,187: What I saw On the Way

The images from Friday's essay, plus the parts that didn't make it in.

Sep 6

Elevation 5,187

A bartender in Oregon told me she could answer my first question if I'd give her a moment. I didn't have a second question.

Sep 5

August 2026

The Year I Stopped Running Toward the Fire

I spent twenty-five years putting out other people's emergencies on film sets. Then the calls stopped.

Aug 28

Today I kept thinking about a sentence, not an actual painting.

Aug 25

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