Jane’s Calamity

Here's why I unsubscribed

For starters, I don't live in Shropshire.

Oct 3 • 

Jane Roper

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September 2025

Pretty pictures, ugly views

There's no escaping America right now, even an ocean away.

Sep 22 • 

Jane Roper

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Absolutely Priceless, Utterly Worthless

The joy of inheriting your parents' crap

Sep 4 • 

Jane Roper

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August 2025

Dear Diary: Billy Joel Rules

Cold Coke. Hot lights. One sweet romantic teenage night.

Aug 14 • 

Jane Roper

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July 2025

From the Upper Verandah deck to the edge of the cliff

I'm back from Alaska, but I'm still facing the frontier.

Jul 22 • 

Jane Roper

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June 2025

A supposedly fun thing I'm about to do

It's a cruise. I'm going on a cruise.

Jun 21 • 

Jane Roper

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I'm a loser, baby.

(But please don't kill me.) I just feel like I'm...losing things.

Jun 9 • 

Jane Roper

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May 2025

You look like you could use a coach.

I now offer 5 valuable coaching services, including parental sarcasm, book coaching, and hiking snobbery.

May 23 • 

Jane Roper

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Old lady rants about AI, eats gruel

People's brains are atrophying, nobody cares that generative AI is theft, and we're all going to die.

May 15 • 

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April 2025

Five books to make you laugh

Because God knows we could use them right about now

Apr 28 • 

Jane Roper

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We all need a little shelter from the storm.

I've had mine for as long as I can remember. What's yours?

Apr 8 • 

Jane Roper

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March 2025

The story has changed

We're being force-fed a new American narrative—and our homo sapiens minds are spinning.

Mar 16 • 

Jane Roper

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