Creative Seasoning

AI, career breaks, and grief robots

What I learned from a bunch of job applications, research rabbit holes, and an episode of Black Mirror

Jan 14 • Jackie Daly

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September 2024

What a dance weekend taught me about living with grief

Dancing, life chapters, and matryoshka dolls

Sep 23, 2024 • Jackie Daly

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July 2024

How good times struck me like a tuning fork

"Good times. These are the good times."

Jul 23, 2024 • Jackie Daly

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June 2024

Swimming with grief: the healing power of salt water

Grief work, snorkelling, broken glass, and dogs

Jun 16, 2024 • Jackie Daly

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May 2024

A garden project grows me

Riding waves with YouTube videos, team sports, and a hundred wheelbarrows of stone

May 27, 2024 • Jackie Daly

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The Bee Kitchen

Poem for a heatwave

May 21, 2024 • Jackie Daly

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When Grace Makes a Wish

A short story

May 15, 2024 • Jackie Daly

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Grief’s Fingerprint is Shaped by Love

My essay in WAY Forward magazine

May 3, 2024 • Jackie Daly

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April 2024

The Art of Defiance

A short play

Apr 29, 2024 • Jackie Daly

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Bluebells ring, are you listening?

A very short poem about a fleeting spring moment

Apr 5, 2024 • Jackie Daly

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March 2024

My poem 'Edges' published by WAY

I’m delighted that my poem ‘Edges’ was published last week by the charity Widowed and Young (WAY).

Mar 27, 2024 • Jackie Daly

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By the light of well-sewn promises

Fast fashion to couture, via wedding vows

Mar 3, 2024 • Jackie Daly

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