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Welcome to Jane's Calamity.

The brazenly eclectic newsletter of author Jane Roper

Dec 16, 2020 •

I'm so damned hot.

And thanks for nothing, Mayo Clinic. Plus: two recommendations and some shoes.

Apr 26 •

Please don't call me f#@$y.

Also: Conferences, eclipses, and lamps.

Apr 15 •

Claim your free gift now!

Choose 'The Society of Shame' for your book club, and I *will* send you a gift, unlike those bastards at PBS.

Mar 19 •

My college BFF, who happens to be a stripper, is running for mayor of Portland, Oregon.

The exclusive Jane's Calamity interview with Liv Osthus—aka "Viva Las Vegas"—mayoral candidate, magna cum laude.

Mar 10 •

You don't have to read this.

Seriously, it's OK. I get it. Information overload is real.

Feb 29 •

The time Larry David made me cry.

Elmo, I feel your pain.

Feb 8 •

10 Commandments for Long Life

Little food, lots of chewing, and other advice from a Zen priest. I'm doing OK with some of his pointers. Less so with others...

Jan 30 •

Jane’s Calamity

Jane’s Calamity

Comitragic cogitations on a brazenly eclectic range of topics, including perimenopause, parenting, writing, mortality, excess tupperware, and failing at mindfulness

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