About Me!!
My ex husband used to tell me that I was incapable of telling a short story. It’s a good trait if you are a writer, probably not so good if you trained to defuse bombs. Writing has always been my first love, despite talking myself out of it for most of my life. It’s interesting that I can write for hours and hours on end on pretty much any topic with the possible exception of a bio on myself.
I am a divorced mom of four fantastic yet strange children who have taught me patience, unconditional love and the necessity of therapy. Through them, I have compiled a wealth of knowledge about what not to do. I began my education at Loyola Marymount University and received my Bachelor's Degree in Communications from California Baptist University. I then went on to receive a Master's in Education from the University of San Diego. You know, with all of my copious free time raising four kids.
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My own personal writing style comes from what I like to call the “dirty underbelly” perspective. In the social media obsessed world that we live in, people only like to show their good sides. I find this to be dishonest and an injustice to others who think they are failures because they are not thriving like others they see on the IG. I pride myself on being a rigorously honest person, even if it makes me look bad. I do this, not because I am a glutton for punishment or my low self-esteem (which I have in spades). I do this in the hope of touching one person who reads my work and is struggling, in the hopes of them saying, “Well crap, if she can do it, I can too.”
I write from my experience and from a place of tapping into the feelings behind real world experiences. I do this because I find it is the most honest way to write. In my opinion, writing is not about putting on airs, it is about connection and touching people. In the diverse world we live in, we all have different stories and circumstances. But the emotions we feel are all the same. Sadness, frustration, joy and anger - emotions don’t discriminate. My hope is that my writing will spark something in you, my reader and help you realize that no matter what you are feeling right now, it is only temporary. We are all just doing the best we can and it’s not always glamorous.
–Jenn