Julie J. Riddle

Julie J. Riddle

Human. Writer. Optimist.

I’m a freelance writer in Jackson, Michigan. In published work and blog posts, I explore the struggles, fears, hopes, and triumphs that connect us and the impact we have on one another, whether we know it or not.

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He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8

Recent blog posts

Recent blog posts

Life and death and doing more

I’m in the back of a courtroom, where soon the bailiff will call, “All rise!” and the day‘s docket will swing into motion. Attorneys I know and like stand in a small cluster in front of the room. They are talking of work, maybe, or of their…

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Liberty; or, Don't call him Frank

I hadn’t expected to fall in love. But something about him grabbed my interest and grabbed it quick. Maybe it was the confident way he carried himself, or his smooth moves. Heck, maybe it was his good-lookin’ backside. All I know is, when I glanced back over…

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Crisis mode

Ice. So much ice. Downed trees everywhere. Impassable roads, driveways, paths. House roofs groaning under the weight of an 80-foot trunk. Windows smashed by limbs. Sheds crushed. Hours and days of branches snapping and crashing and exploding like gunshots in the woods. Power poles snapped in half…

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