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Pen Name Jane is a weekly column on Patch.com written by Chris Sansbury and Katherine Shirer that explores the truths they encounter in their daily lives as mothers. They tell stories that are intimate, yet as Katherine’s ten-year-old says, “epic.” Pen Name Jane: always write from the heart.

Katherine Shirer and Chris Sansbury


    • Oct 10, 2011 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 11m AVG DURATION
    • 5 EPISODES


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    So, an X and a Y Chromosome Walk Into a Bar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2011 7:46


    My husband likes to think genes are chosen by a war between the X and the Y chromosome. His genes, he says, are dominant, and slaughtered my genes.

    A Drama Queen Puts Herself in Time Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2011 11:32


    Chris Sansbury, columnist for dunedin.patch.com dishes out the truth about arguing with your spouse after you have kids.

    Ear Wax, Turkey Cocks and Bongs Under Blankets

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2011 12:32


    Chris Sansbury, columnist for dunedin.patch.com writes a letter to herself 13 years in the future when she is the mother of two teenagers.

    Motherhood Comes With Unexpected Anger

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2011 8:31


    Katherine Shirer, Pen Name Jane columnist for Patch.com, shares some thoughts on maternal anger.

    Let Me Be Your Witness

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2011 16:57


    Katherine Shirer, columnist for Patch.com, explores the burden of deployment on a military family.

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