{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/dd9bf09f-c85c-5b84-8fc6-ac7c8574cacc/61d87d463a391e00145ede58?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Jenna Blum, WOODROW ON THE BENCH: Life Lessons from a Wise Old Dog","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b786f01695623d36e9514d/1641596259196-09337b2c01d869802770895ce5bdaddc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>\"To all of you writers who are struggling and aspiring out there,&nbsp;it's not an instant-gratification profession but&nbsp;it is the most rewarding thing when something that you make gets out into the world.\" Author and co-founder of A Mighty Blaze Jenna Blum joins Zibby to talk about her memoir,&nbsp;<em>Woodrow on the Bench</em>, and the beloved dog who inspired it. The two discuss the ways in which Jenna's dog Woodrow helped her manage the grief of losing her mother in 2018, why her&nbsp;journey to publication was far from linear, and the commitment both Jenna and Zibby have to uplifting members of the literary community. Read Jenna's essay for&nbsp;<em>Moms Don't Have Time to Write</em>'s Grief column&nbsp;<a href=\"https://medium.com/moms-dont-have-time-to-write/grieving-the-loss-of-my-dog-enabled-me-to-mourn-the-loss-of-my-mother-too-9c4b93540553\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.</p><p>Amazon: <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3xxHBA4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://amzn.to/3xxHBA4</a></p><p>Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3lj0t0G</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter <a href=\"http://eepurl.com/df51d9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>","author_name":"Zibby Owens"}