Stationed with Stories

S2E7. On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu, talks pre-homecoming planning and excitement before the servicemember returns home, and reads an original flash fiction piece entitled "Picky-Eater" You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:38,  #topic 11:14,  #story 20:32

S2E6. On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Layla by Colleen Hoover, talks trying to figure out where things go in a totally new floorplan post-move, and reads an original flash fiction piece entitled "Casing out the Joint" You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:10,  #topic 7:19,  #story 15:00

S2E5. On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende, interviews "Passports and Playgrounds" blogger Kate Hood about life and adventure as a milspouse, and reads an original flash fiction piece entitled "Last Day on the Job" You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 2:15,  #topic 10:12,  #story 33:59 Passports and Pla...

S2E4. On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Muse  by Jessie Burton, talks how she's dealing with isolation in Washington state, and shares an original flash fiction piece entitled "Taking a Wrong Turn." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:36,  #topic 8:24,  #story 17:25

S2E3. On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Crying in H Mart  by Michelle Zauner, talks about the potential of reserved parking spots for more groups of people, and shares an original flash fiction piece entitled "Presidential Idea" You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:52,  #topic 10:00,  #story 19:37

S2E1. On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Night Tiger  by Yangsze Choo, talks the importance of sharing insights within the military spouse community, and shares an original flash fiction piece entitled "The Rituals of Rain" You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:11,  #topic 9:33,  #story 17:39

S2E1. On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Our Gen  by Diane McKinney-Whetstone, talks how her body is reacting to the impending PCS move, and shares an original flash fiction piece entitled "Cold Night in February" You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 4:12,  #topic 10:28,  #story 19:49

S1E34. On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie looks back on season one of the podcast, sharing her favorite books she's reviewed, things she learned as a milspouse in 2022, and excitement for season two kicking off February 2023. She also shares an original flash fiction piece entitled "Written on the Calendar" You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 2:45, ...

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi, talks milspouses taking Thanksgiving traditions off this year,  and shares an original flash fiction piece entitled "Last Day at an Old School." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:00,  #topic 8:25,  #story 16:00

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine by Anne Applebaum, talks an elementary school Veteran's Day projects,  and shares an original poem entitled "Patriotic Flare" You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:10,  #topic 13:25,  #story 22:37

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Vanderbilt : The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe, talks jockeying for holiday food staples at the commissary when stationed abroad,  and shares an original flash fiction piece entitled "Hall Pass" You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 2:33,  #topic 11:39,  #story 23:30

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Midnight Library   by Matt Haig, talks struggling with Navy acronyms, and shares an original flash fiction piece entitled "Calming Circle." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 2:23,  #topic 8:06,  #story 19:10

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Sweetness of Water   by Nathan Harris, talks husband coming home post deployment and the readjustment transition, and shares an original poem entitled "State of Relaxation." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:15,  #topic 11:17,  #story 21:20

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Marina   by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, talks recent drama on her base and how the aftermath resembled 90s children's television, and shared a short article/anecdote from her time living in China called "Dancing in the Streets." SPECIAL TREAT: You'll find a short video from her living in China on the website under the piece! You can sk...

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Wide Circumference of Love by Marita Golden, talks milspouses airing their drama with others on social media, and shares a  flash *non-fiction* piece entitled "Eyes Wide Open." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:00,  #topic 6:53,  #story 16:29

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Beautiful Boards: 50 Amazing Snack Boards for Any Occasion by Maegan Brown aka "The BakerMama", talks post-PCS transitions being nothing but trial periods and trying out new things to see what you'll like in the new place, and shares a  flash fiction piece entitled "A Tree's Praise." You can skip around as long as yo...

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Theater of War by Bryan Doerries, talks the topsy turvy life of deployments, and shares a  flash fiction piece entitled "The Mail Carrier." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 0:58,  #topic 10:45,  #story 19:08.

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Nowhere for Very Long by Brianna Madia, talks sumo wrestling and other adventures with MWR trips and programs, and shares a  flash fiction piece entitled "Unwelcomed Silence." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 0:52,  #topic 9:24,  #story 17:24

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardner, talks the  love-hate relationship with military orders, and shares a  flash fiction piece entitled "Life at Five Twenty-two on a Friday Night." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 0:58,  #topic 10:07,  #story 18:50

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, talks the myth of work-life balance in many military positions and dealing with it in her past career, and shares a  poem entitled "Dandong, China." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 10:58,  #topic,   #story 21:05

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Purpose Room by Heather Lindsey, talks the uncomfortable realization of local Japanese wariness of U.S. military presence and activity at her base, and shares a spoken-word style poem entitled "Situation." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:03  #topic 8:47  #story 22:37

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan, talks "dating for friends" as a milspouse always on the move, and shares a flash fiction piece entitled "The Hour Between Evening and Night." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #bookreview 1:38  #topic 9:45 , #story 21:59

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Awaken, 90 Days with the God Who Speaks  by Priscilla Shirer, talks the value of "unpacking lists", and shares a flash fiction piece entitled "The Hope Garden." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #booktalk 0:55 #topic 5:40 , #story 12:57.

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews Goodbye, Mr. Chips   by James Hilton, talks the Navy's physical readiness test (PRT) along with her own vision for industry-specific PRTs, and shares a white space poem entitled "Downpour." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #booktalk 1:36, #topic 6:26  , #story 17:08.

On this episode, host Kelicia Hollis Jessie reviews The Girl in His Shadow by Audrey Blake, talks military kids and some of the traits they develop in this lifestyle, and shares a heroic couplet poem entitled "The Twins." You can skip around as long as you stick around! #booktalk 0:59, #topic 10:12  , #story 20:34.