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Jillian Van Hefty

Jillian Van Hefty is a writer from small-town Minnesota where she lives with her husband, two sons, and emotional support Keurig. She is a 2022 winner of the A Hotel Room of One's Own: The Erma Bombeck | Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program.

Grief, Grown Children, Living
December 1, 2022
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By Jillian Van Hefty

When Mom Died, We Had Tea

My mom was never, ever without a cup of Lipton's tea. Like a dear friend, it held her hand, kept…

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

Motherhood, Tween
May 18, 2022
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By Jillian Van Hefty

I’ll Never Be Ready for My Son To Let Go of Me

The arts-and-crafts tote overflowed with cylinders of petrified Play-Doh, crispy-bristled paintbrushes, and Elmer’s glue bottles with clogged applicator tips. Underneath…