Author

Jill Ebstein

@jebstein

articles: 22
total claps: 8,925
top claps: 779
avg read: 3.9 min
paywalled: 22
active: 2024-09-25 → 2026-07-15

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LIT · Literature & Writing · 7 ✍️ · Writing & Creative · 7 👨‍👩‍👧 · Family & Parenting · 6 🏆 · Sports · General · 5 😂 · Humor & Satire · 5 💑 · Relationships · 4 🚀 · Self Improvement · 3 ⚖️ · Law & Justice · 2

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#humor ·5 #fiction ·5 #family ·4 #perspective ·4 #aging ·3 #new-book-release ·3 #tennis ·3 #personal-development ·3 #positivity ·2 #self ·2

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JI Jill Ebstein · Writers’ Blokke

It Took Me Writing Three Novels to Answer the Question All Authors Get

“Who is your reader?”

Jan 21, 2025 · 4 min read · 779 claps paywalled #readers #literary-genre #marketing-segmentation

It Took Me Writing Three Novels to Answer the Question All Authors Get

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JI Jill Ebstein · Beyond the Scoreboard

Good is Great

Lessons from a tennis court, a choir, and a rescued duckling

Jun 08, 2026 · 3 min read · 682 claps paywalled #gratitude #perspective #new-book-release

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JI Jill Ebstein · Beyond the Scoreboard

Finding Your Five Tools

Even if you’re not a baseball player

Jul 05, 2026 · 4 min read · 551 claps paywalled #personal-development #sports-analogies #new-book-release

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JI Jill Ebstein · Publishous

He Planted a Rose Bush and Never Said a Word

Twenty-eight years later, it is still teaching me about kindness

Jun 17, 2026 · 3 min read · 516 claps paywalled #resilience #kindness #friendship

He Planted a Rose Bush and Never Said a Word

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JI Jill Ebstein · Big List Energy

Our Search for the Perfect Dinner Conversation…

Six topics we tried. A few flops. One unexpected winner.

Jul 14, 2026 · 4 min read · 512 claps paywalled #conversations #humor #aging

Our Search for the Perfect Dinner Conversation…

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JI Jill Ebstein · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

At 67, Finding New Ways To Make Rosh Hashanah Meaningful

And making my 95-year-old father-in-law center stage

Sep 25, 2024 · 5 min read · 510 claps paywalled #rosh-hashanah #family #perspective

At 67, Finding New Ways To Make Rosh Hashanah Meaningful

JI Jill Ebstein · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

The Fall Season Means Change is in the Air

A mishmash of thoughts about how the leaves transforming in color inspires me

Sep 13, 2025 · 3 min read · 466 claps paywalled #fall #thinking-big #changes-within

The Fall Season Means Change is in the Air

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JI Jill Ebstein · Beyond the Scoreboard

Making the Case for ‘And’

I want to watch the French Open and the NBA Finals while eating a cupcake and fruit bowl

Jun 03, 2026 · 3 min read · 450 claps paywalled #options #perspective #decision-making

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JI Jill Ebstein · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

The Egg Cooker, the Baseball Book, and the Gifts I Truly Want

What six-plus decades have taught me about presents, priorities and laughter

Jun 05, 2026 · 3 min read · 424 claps paywalled #gifts #humor #family

The Egg Cooker, the Baseball Book, and the Gifts I Truly Want

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JI Jill Ebstein · The Narrative Arc

At 68, I’m Still Betting on Myself

It’s a habit that’s gone on for decades

Jun 02, 2026 · 6 min read · 423 claps paywalled #self #risk-taking #work-life-balance

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JI Jill Ebstein · Infinite Impulse

How I Saw Myself Through Catcher in the Rye

And the difference it made in my life

Feb 07, 2026 · 4 min read · 412 claps paywalled #fiction #abandonment #personal-growth

How I Saw Myself Through Catcher in the Rye

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JI Jill Ebstein · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

Nikki’s Mahjong Bag

It held more than tiles

Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 401 claps paywalled #mahjong #resilience #stroke

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JI Jill Ebstein · Infinite Impulse

The Most Important Word When Engaging with Someone is…

Their name

Dec 01, 2025 · 3 min read · 390 claps paywalled #social-skills #humor #names

The Most Important Word When Engaging with Someone is…

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JI Jill Ebstein · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

Family Fun Time…We Hope?

Why vacations are the ultimate popposite

Jun 14, 2026 · 4 min read · 381 claps paywalled #vacation #family #conversational-skills

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JI Jill Ebstein · E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

A Person’s Name is Their Favorite Word

Lessons from Alfred, a Rabbi, and my old boss

Jun 10, 2026 · 4 min read · 366 claps paywalled #social-skills #humor #friendship

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JI Jill Ebstein · Beyond the Scoreboard

If You Give Jill a Tennis Racquet

One tennis pro, one unforgettable partner, and a lesson in surprising people.

Jun 11, 2026 · 5 min read · 353 claps paywalled #summer-sports-classic-ii #tennis #partnerships

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JI Jill Ebstein · Beyond the Scoreboard

Float Like a Butterfly

How I convinced my mom to get a dog with help from Muhammad Ali

Jun 22, 2026 · 3 min read · 341 claps paywalled #muhammad-ali #persuasion #dogs

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JI Jill Ebstein · Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

Can You Be a Keeper of the Family Narrative?

Our role is clear, and the need is huge

Jun 18, 2026 · 4 min read · 339 claps paywalled #grandparents #family-narrative #communication

Can You Be a Keeper of the Family Narrative?

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JI Jill Ebstein · Infinite Impulse

The Challenge of “Holding Our Gains”

And a family deciding what exactly that means

Jul 08, 2026 · 5 min read · 241 claps paywalled #fiction #personal-growth #self-awareness

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JI Jill Ebstein · Infinite Impulse

The Clock Can’t Always Be Our Master

Our impatient teenager learns that some problems take time

Jun 12, 2026 · 4 min read · 203 claps paywalled #fiction #emotional-health #summer

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JI Jill Ebstein · Beyond the Scoreboard

There Are Mean Girls Everywhere

A lesson my five-year-old granddaughter and I shared

Jul 09, 2026 · 4 min read · 180 claps paywalled #mean-girls #mental-health #personal-development

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JI Jill Ebstein · Infinite Impulse

My Heart Says “Yes,” and My Mind Says “No”

With a difficult past, Lucy tries to understand why she can’t fully trust happiness

Jun 04, 2026 · 3 min read · 5 claps paywalled #fiction #emotional-scars #self-worth