Private Parts: an intimate look at the girl next door

By Jenny Craig

"Private Parts: an intimate look at the girl next door" bares an indefinable style that is uniquely powerful. These poems share a perspective that is unique to solely the author, Jenny, Daughter of the Mountains. These compelling poems are probingly sober and subtly funny, still-life simple and impishly multifaceted, and, perhaps most beloved of all, they are authentic, old-soul delights.

A celebration of life in all its eclectic glory, from defying bullies to accepting love, "Private Parts" tempts readers with raw and vulnerable poems including Hard On, Bitch Lessons, and Handle with Care. To soothe and encourage, the author offers us Home and Lighthouse. Going deeper, this collection journeys readers into the author's private world with mystical musings including Tangible Unknown, Naked with Jesus, and Necessary Foibles. Throughout, the author invites fans, and new readers alike, to dance with playful and profound expressions such as Dirty, Limbic Decisions, and The Dogs.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Feb 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781667819204

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© 2021 Jenny Craig, Daughter of the Mountains

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ISBN: 978-1-66781-920-4

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For Jeshua, though I am not a Christian, because Love matters.

A life lived authentically, no matter what, matters.

You, dear reader, matter.

AND

For my Mom,

though you’ve rarely

met my demanding expectations,

you have always been there when needed most,

in exactly the way most needed

at the time.

AND

For the Sacred Fool in all of us: Be Free!

Speak not out of fear, but Love. Remain silent not out of fear, but Love.

Pray not out of fear, but Love. Live not out of fear, but Love.

Your life is your message.

Contents

Author’s Note

Preface

Self-Reflection

Handle with Care

Centered

Bitch Lessons

Beans and BMs

Hard On

Home

Inside Job

What If

Lighthouse

Lean

Dancing with God

My Nature

Dirty

Limbic Decisions

Poor Choice

Necessary Foibles

The Dogs

Tangible Unknown

Naked with Jesus

You Are a Gift

Yes, and …

Afterword

Acknowledgements

Appendix

AUTHOR'S