Jennie writes here — often about food, travel and other diversions. Here are a few essays to get you started.

“Gwen at the end of the longest year” – New Years Eve at Curtis Stone’s butcher shop around the corner.

“Equifaxed: A Day in the Life” – My spam is very classy and international.

“Write What You Know” – Why Confederate is such a departure from HBO’s own playbook.

“Eight Years Ago in Arizona” – A look back at the last night of the 2008 campaign.

“The Hollywood Sunday Farmer’s Market” – An exercise in attempted empathy.

“Roadside Attraction: The unexpected attraction of Casa de Fruta” – A place to stay with peacocks, a bull, and a choo-choo.