Jennifer I Lehr

A former friend once said to me, “I could have had him.” She was talking about the man I was in love with, who is now my husband. This person viewed ‘getting’ a relationship as if it were a fishing expedition. What she missed was that finding a true love relationship has nothing to do with fishing a...

A provocative guide to the hidden dangers of “parentspeak”—those seemingly innocent phrases parents use when speaking to their young children. Imagine if every time you praise your child with “Good job!” you’re actually doing harm? Or that urging a child to say “Can you say thank you?” is exactly th...

The January 2009 Issue of Arts and Literary Journal The Battered Suitcase; intelligent and imaginative prose, poetry and art that explores the human Lexperience. Edited by Fawn Neun, Maggie Ward, and Apythia Morges. Featured Poet: Quincy R. Lehr Prose by Sarah Hilary, Leslie Haynsworth, Corey Mesler...