Jolina Petersheim

A wife, mother, author adding a splash of technicolor optimism in a world turned to gray.

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Essays

"A Knowledge Worth More Than Einstein's Intelligence"

"A World of Words"

"Open the Door of My Heart...Quick!"


Short Stories

"Firecracker Red"

"Secrets, Shadows, and the Threshermen Show"


Various & Sundry Mentions

Advice For Authors

Author, J.S. Chancellor

Author, Rebecca Rasmussen

Author, Renea Winchester

Clearstory Radio

Magic In the Backyard

Make Your Mark Publishing

The Tennessean
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  • Confessions of an Adjective-Lovin' Junkie
    The first discouragement happened when I was just six years old. For Mother’s Day I had written a story about a young girl who woke up in th...
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    The litmus test for my marriage began on Monday when I printed out the first hard copy of my novel and passed it to my husband. He’s read my...
  • Review of THE SISTERS, a novel by Nancy Jensen
    Sacrifice misinterpreted as selfishness becomes the catalyst that drives two beloved sisters, Mabel and Bertie Fischer, apart in Nancy Jense...
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  • I'm No Pioneer Woman
    Let’s face it, I've been living in the sticks for a little over a week and already I’ve let Caroline Ingalls down. When a large brown ...
  • Mennonite Modesty
    One of the first things my parents did after our pilgrimage from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Nashville, Tennessee in ’89 was to find an Amish...
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    Hey, dear friends! Just wanted y'all to know that The Happy Book Blog has moved to my official "author" page: www.jolinapet...
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  • Stargazing
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