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It’s Called a Spade: A Collection of Hard-To-Tell True Stories Kindle Edition
JJ Barrows (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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“it’s called a spade” is a reference to calling life like it is instead of hiding the tough stuff and pretending like everything is fine. It’s a collection of stories about life, about people and God, recovery and relapse, heartache and brokenness, and the reality that life is hard, even if you believe in God, even if you don’t. But there is also hope and humor and healing that comes without answers. This is a collection of stories from a human who almost disappeared in her efforts to be seen, a girl who called spades hearts and smiled while bluffing.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherWestBow Press
- Publication dateOctober 4, 2019
- File size257 KB
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About the Author
JJ Barrows is an artist, writer and stand-up comedian, born and bred with southern manners and a wanderer's heart that has taken her all over the globe. Though she's known for her humor and bright colors, as a "grownup" middle child in recovery from an aggressive eating disorder, confusing religion, dysfunctional family and an on-again-off-again relationship with depression, she writes honestly about the darker shades of life that are often hard to talk about. When not speaking or performing, she enjoys traveling with her husband or life at home on the beaches of Southern California, surfing, biking, or crying at sunset. Life is too beautiful not to cry.
--This text refers to the paperback edition.Product details
- ASIN : B07YZ1KJ2F
- Publisher : WestBow Press (October 4, 2019)
- Publication date : October 4, 2019
- Language : English
- File size : 257 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 111 pages
- Lending : Not Enabled
- Best Sellers Rank: #857,672 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #11,703 in Memoirs (Kindle Store)
- #43,598 in Memoirs (Books)
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About the author

JJ Barrows is an Author, Artist and Stand-Up Comedian, juggling jobs, passions and Instagram accounts, and letting it be okay to let some stuff go-- including her Instagram account dedicated to Peanut Butter.
She has toured all over the country performing comedy or speaking on topics close to her heart, finding common ground between pain and humor, and the need for both to exist at the same time. Her Dry Bar Comedy Special "Doodle All Day" can be found on Amazon, as well as DryBarComedy.com.
In addition to the written and spoken word, you can find her abstract expression over on one of her remaining Instagram accounts: @jjbarrowsart (as well as @jjbarrows for more comedy).
Her videos and updates can be found through her website www.jjbarrows.com (be sure to check out her kid's class about authenticity), as well as her weekly blog posts over at itscalledaspade.blog.
She still enjoy peanut butter outside of a virtual reality.
In the words of JJ, "Please feel free to leave a review, spread the word and enjoy each moment as it comes!"
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