Writer/editor/content producer in Nashville. I write mostly about healthcare and education. Late-night reader and slow runner. Mother of two teenagers. Optimistic but skeptical. She/her.https://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3mqdicpiyic26What’s it like to ride 35 different buses in one day in #Nashville? Andrew W tells his speed run here. #wego #publictransit @freddieoconnell.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jul 2026 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqdicpiyic26https://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3mnv6bhftv22vA ‘Service-First Robotics Team’ From Nashville Went to the World Championships  https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/06/09/nashville-robotics-teams-stem-education/ This is the most amazing group of young people! I’m not biased at all.09 Jun 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnv6bhftv22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3mepo3bxu4c2iAttending the National Conference on Education this week and writing articles for AASA’s Conference Daily Online.13 Feb 2026 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mepo3bxu4c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3m6qbeehc7k2rMy family looks forward to the Boulevard Bolt every year. But it’s not the only opportunities to support Room in the Inn! See: www.roomintheinn.org29 Nov 2025 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6qbeehc7k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3m2vctlw5q22eThis is outrageous. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Oct 2025 04:09 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2vctlw5q22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3m23omhnq7c2dLots of bad stuff happening right now (#understatement) but at least I encountered one bright spot in the grocery store parking lot today.30 Sep 2025 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3m23omhnq7c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lzwkumsak22aY’all, I don’t want to brag, but I just went to the store to buy one thing…and I only bought the one thing. #unprecedented28 Sep 2025 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzwkumsak22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lwpocsgv6s2gTotally agree. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2025 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwpocsgv6s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lwaq4ok5hc2nWhy is cross country season the hottest season of the year?13 Aug 2025 02:00 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwaq4ok5hc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3ltg53evth22hCheck out my new article for BrainWise about ways to bring joy to people affected by dementia! https://brainwisemedia.com/6-ways-to-bring-joy-to-a-person-with-alzheimers-disease/08 Jul 2025 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltg53evth22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lr2s5t7ftc2rMario Cart tourney at my house tonight. I am so, so bad at this game. But I love the family time—and the mutual taunting.08 Jun 2025 02:14 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr2s5t7ftc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lpdkd6ibec25So this is…not good. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 May 2025 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpdkd6ibec25https://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lpdk4r2uq225It’s a long story, but the short version is that my son’s robotics coach somehow wound up with 10 electric guitars, and now my son has one. I’m listening through his closed bedroom door to him experimenting with it.17 May 2025 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpdk4r2uq225https://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3loyegkgw6k2aI spoke to a number of physicians to find out what their go-to treatment for patients newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is--and why--for Medscape. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/whats-your-go-treatment-new-diabetes-patients-2025a1000b0g12 May 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3loyegkgw6k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lorbrovhyk27A beautiful meditation by Katie Neal, a friend and former editor of mine, about being a young widow. Rose Hill Rules https://open.substack.com/pub/mbroberts/p/rose-hill-rules?r=5yvb&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email09 May 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lorbrovhyk27https://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3loqwvlole22eThe costs keep adding up even if you’re not tracking it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqwvlole22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lo3jap7xrs2fRecommendations for a portable charger/charging bank for an iPhone 15 that’s not too heavy?01 May 2025 04:52 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo3jap7xrs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lo2scwwtbs24I’m thinking that if pay good money to send your kid to private school, instead of opting for (a perfectly fine) public school, you should perhaps reconsider posting a GoFundMe to solicit donations for your kid to attend a $$$ summer program at a Big Name University.30 Apr 2025 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2scwwtbs24https://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lnw6brtny224This performance at Rhodes College yesterday was utterly amazing.29 Apr 2025 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnw6brtny224https://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lnr4ek2aps2ahttps://www.propublica.org/article/trump-noaa-budget-cuts-climate-change-modeling-princeton-gfdl27 Apr 2025 01:35 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnr4ek2aps2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lnofvtqpms25My 51-year-old husband is running a half-marathon tomorrow and I am so proud of him. I, the slacker half of our marriage, will be sleeping in.25 Apr 2025 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnofvtqpms25https://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lnl6pokqkk23So perhaps not a good situation to be in when certain leaders are thinking about offering to pay women to have more babies. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnl6pokqkk23https://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3lnayl277c22xAh, Easter Sunday. The day when people I’ve never seen before come out of the woodwork to come to church and get there early to save all the seats so I have nowhere to sit.20 Apr 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnayl277c22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jenniferlarson.bsky.social/post/3ln7snekhdk2kVirginia bluebells in the park today.20 Apr 2025 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:anvzdappk6df2ccmrjd3uhh3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln7snekhdk2k