Jessica Kantrowitz
@jfkantrowitz.bsky.social
Author, table draw-er, she/her
Books: The Long Night, Blessings for the Long Night, 365 Days of Peace, Good Morning, Friends, Open Things
Books: The Long Night, Blessings for the Long Night, 365 Days of Peace, Good Morning, Friends, Open Things
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https://www.amazon.com/365-Days-Peace-Benedictions-Gentleness/dp/1735965308/ref=mp_s_a_1_2
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Could you use a book to end each day in gentleness and hope? I wrote one! t.co/y2KLI65RiN
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We are a small group of neighbors in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis, and we have created this fund to administer individual support to meet the urgent needs of families in crisis in our neighborhood. Please give/share if you can! tinyurl.com/helpinglongfellow
January 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
We are a small group of neighbors in the Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis, and we have created this fund to administer individual support to meet the urgent needs of families in crisis in our neighborhood. Please give/share if you can! tinyurl.com/helpinglongfellow
"We pay attention & we get angry, or sad, or overwhelmed, or we compartmentalize & allow ourselves to be renewed by hope & joy. And then, angry, scared, grieving, joyful, overwhelmed, hope-filled, despairing—we work together to make the world a better place.
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Guest Blog Post: If You’re Paying Attention
by Jessica Kantrowitz Well, dear ones, 2022 has been a bit of a year already, hasn’t it? I’m not going to write, here, about all the things that have been going on, in the world, in America, in my own...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
"We pay attention & we get angry, or sad, or overwhelmed, or we compartmentalize & allow ourselves to be renewed by hope & joy. And then, angry, scared, grieving, joyful, overwhelmed, hope-filled, despairing—we work together to make the world a better place.
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Hi friends! Some new diagnoses have given me a better idea what's going on health-wise, but also confirmed that I can't go back to work yet. I set up this fundraiser if anyone would like to help. Please only give if you can spare it--your presence in my life is already a gift! gofund.me/abd68fdf6
Donate to Support Jessica’s Journey Through Chronic Illness, organized by Jessica Kantrowitz
Hi, I'm Jessica! I've been dealing with various health issues for… Jessica Kantrowitz needs your support for Support Jessica’s Journey Through Chronic Illness
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January 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Hi friends! Some new diagnoses have given me a better idea what's going on health-wise, but also confirmed that I can't go back to work yet. I set up this fundraiser if anyone would like to help. Please only give if you can spare it--your presence in my life is already a gift! gofund.me/abd68fdf6
I literally only got dressed today to make a TikTok video, so please enjoy this fleeting moment of me not wearing pajamas:
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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December 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I literally only got dressed today to make a TikTok video, so please enjoy this fleeting moment of me not wearing pajamas:
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I wrote you a poem.
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A poem for this in-between week
December 28th, 2025 The snow has turned to rain here, and I'm missing you Here in this week in between Christmas and New Year's Where things stop and start confusingly And I try to figure out when the...
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December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I wrote you a poem.
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Friends, this wonderful human is going through a lot of the same things I have in the last few years, but with not enough resources. If you’re able, could you drop her a few dollars? Even $5 or $10 makes a difference. I would be so grateful.
December 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Friends, this wonderful human is going through a lot of the same things I have in the last few years, but with not enough resources. If you’re able, could you drop her a few dollars? Even $5 or $10 makes a difference. I would be so grateful.
684 followers to go! #2026goals #booktok #peace
TikTok video by Jessica Kantrowitz
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December 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Finished book 90 in 2025 (125/1000). My third read by @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social and a lovely way to finish Christmas Adam. She has such a way with words.
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Good Morning, Friends: Gentle Suggestions for the Start of Your Day by Jessica Kantrowitz
Every morning is a chance to start again, with renewed energy and hope. But often we wake up stil...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Finished book 90 in 2025 (125/1000). My third read by @jfkantrowitz.bsky.social and a lovely way to finish Christmas Adam. She has such a way with words.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/e30c34...
app.thestorygraph.com/books/e30c34...
Reposted by Jessica Kantrowitz
I wrote about some lovely picture books A Wrinkle in Time fans may enjoy!
open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
Three Madeleine L'Engle picture books you might not know about
And three incredible illustrators!
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November 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I wrote about some lovely picture books A Wrinkle in Time fans may enjoy!
open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
Reposted by Jessica Kantrowitz
I'll bring coffee and you bring donuts.
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Two poems on reunion
My extended family on both sides lives in Connecticut, and when I was eight my parents, brother, and I moved to Massachusetts, then to Maine, then I moved back to Boston for college.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I'll bring coffee and you bring donuts.
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If anyone is on TikTok, could you follow me there? I’m trying to get 1000 followers so I can post a link to my books. Thank you!
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Jessica Kantrowitz's Creator Profile
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December 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If anyone is on TikTok, could you follow me there? I’m trying to get 1000 followers so I can post a link to my books. Thank you!
www.tiktok.com/@jessicafait...
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Okay but why do my clothes always look like they’ve never been worn by a human before and aren’t quite sure they’re doing it right? Also, follow me on TikTok if you want!
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December 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Okay but why do my clothes always look like they’ve never been worn by a human before and aren’t quite sure they’re doing it right? Also, follow me on TikTok if you want!
www.tiktok.com/@jessicafait...
www.tiktok.com/@jessicafait...
I’m feeling extra grateful for my paid subscribers on Substack this season, as I’m navigating some health issues and not able to work as much at my day job. Thank you.
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Jessica Kantrowitz | Substack
Newsletter with updates, poems and essays, book recommendations, and more! Click to read Jessica Kantrowitz, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I’m feeling extra grateful for my paid subscribers on Substack this season, as I’m navigating some health issues and not able to work as much at my day job. Thank you.
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the words have no heft / to lift away my want
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Two poems on longing
I was reading a lot of Rumi while I wrote the final few poems for my 2023 collection, Open Things, and I was fascinated by the way the Persian poets use imagery and metaphor.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
the words have no heft / to lift away my want
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When you’re a poet you can spell words however you wænt
December 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
When you’re a poet you can spell words however you wænt
I'll bring coffee and you bring donuts.
open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
Two poems on reunion
My extended family on both sides lives in Connecticut, and when I was eight my parents, brother, and I moved to Massachusetts, then to Maine, then I moved back to Boston for college.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I'll bring coffee and you bring donuts.
open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
For folks who celebrate Advent, my friends Ivy Anthony and Steve Watson have created this gorgeous Advent Guide, featuring the environmental art of Jason Decaires Taylor and David Popa.
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All of Us | Advent 2025 | PDF to Flipbook
An Advent Guide with scripture, art, prayer and reflection. PDF to flipbook converted using heyzine.com
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November 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
For folks who celebrate Advent, my friends Ivy Anthony and Steve Watson have created this gorgeous Advent Guide, featuring the environmental art of Jason Decaires Taylor and David Popa.
heyzine.com/flip-book/fc...
heyzine.com/flip-book/fc...
New post over on Substack!
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Being present in a changing body
CW: Talk of weight and weight loss.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
New post over on Substack!
open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
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I wrote about some lovely picture books A Wrinkle in Time fans may enjoy!
open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
Three Madeleine L'Engle picture books you might not know about
And three incredible illustrators!
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I wrote about some lovely picture books A Wrinkle in Time fans may enjoy!
open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...
open.substack.com/pub/jessicak...