Jackie Pick

@jackiepick.bsky.social

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https://jackiepick.substack.com/ Writer. Pieces in McSweeney’s, The Sun Magazine, WOW-Women on Writing, The Belladonna, The Mark Twain House Royal Nonesuch, Coachella Review, Scary Mommy, Mamaload #Woolfer

Graphic with a muted pink background and large serif title “Witnessing,” with subtitle “What I Read April 2026.” Below are four book covers in a row: The Making of Marigold McGrath by Carrie Hayes, Vigil by George Saunders, Beloved by Toni Morrison, and The Great Game by Andrés Martinez. At the bottom, it reads “by Jackie Pick.”
The author holding her newborn baby in a hospital chair, smiling down at her.
An old tweet from thoughts of dog saying “I wasn’t a good dog today April fools I was so good”
Bernice king’s message about the shooting of Alex Pretti
Assortment of turkey-esque and other things made of cookies and candy corn.
Animation still of Woodstock and Snoopy breaking the Thanksgiving turkey wishbone
Book cover of Freeing the Turkeys by Laura LENTZ
A pot of mashed potatoes with a smiley face drawn into the surface using a utensil.
Image of two cereal boxes from the Kashi brand, labeled "Good Friends High Fiber Cereal." Both boxes feature two smiling women
A black-and-white illustration shows a transparent container filled with water and four eggs at different levels to demonstrate egg freshness. One egg lies flat at the bottom and is labeled “Fresh.” Another egg, tilted slightly upward at the bottom, is labeled “One week old.” A third egg is standing upright on the bottom and is labeled “Stale 2–3 weeks old.” The fourth egg floats at the top and is labeled “Very old.”
Pictured is a case of cans of Peeps-flavored Pepsi.
Picture shows a toilet seat covered with what appears to be green carpeting.
A photo showing a 1600 day meditation streak on the calm app.
Picture shows a holiday decoration of a snowman in pieces on a wood floor.
Photo of pit bull-boxer dog