A writer’s page

My name is Jennifer, and I am a writer, assistant professor, and OER librarian from New Mexico. I write and publish creative and scholarly work. At my day job, I advocate for Open Educational Resources.

My memoir essays have appeared in journals including Creative Nonfiction, Ascent (this essay was nominated for a Pushcart Prize), and a story I worked on appeared on NPR’s This American Life. I am working on my first book, a memoir. I also write poems, one of which was also nominated for a Pushcart. I also like to write about writing. I ruminate like that…

Down below, you can check out my blog where I talk about my writing and publishing process. I work at the University of New Mexico, and I am an alum of the UNM’s Creative Writing MFA program.

I have been writing for nearly as long as I have been reading. Y también, estoy pura Nueva Mexicana.

Latest blog posts

  • #AuthorToolboxBlogHop — Not for Chickens: Developing a Social Media Persona

    #AuthorToolboxBlogHop — Not for Chickens: Developing a Social Media Persona

    Thus far in my writing career, I have gathered lots of wisdom. For example, a writer is a person who writes. You’re welcome. That pearl was free. Here’s another: a … Continue reading #AuthorToolboxBlogHop — Not for Chickens: Developing a Social Media Persona Read more

  • #AuthorToolboxBlogHop — You Talkin’ to Me? The Challenges of Dialogue and Memory

    #AuthorToolboxBlogHop — You Talkin’ to Me? The Challenges of Dialogue and Memory

    Memoir dialogue, to me, is three sins in one: The writer not only lies about what is said but also provides the exact words for that lie and then writes … Continue reading #AuthorToolboxBlogHop — You Talkin’ to Me? The Challenges of Dialogue and Memory Read more

  • Becoming a Credible Memoirist—Oxymoron?  I Think Not.

    Becoming a Credible Memoirist—Oxymoron?  I Think Not.

    We all know that art is not truth.  Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth. —Pablo Picasso The above image Still Life with Compote and Glass, a painting … Continue reading Becoming a Credible Memoirist—Oxymoron?  I Think Not. Read more

  • The Madness of Book Marketing

    Originally posted on BREVITY's Nonfiction Blog: By Sarah Fawn Montgomery Writers have peculiar behaviors, one of which is sitting alone day after day, month after month laboring over a… Read more

  • A Girl Like I Was

    A Girl Like I Was

    Sometimes at night, I look through the trees in my backyard, catch a slip of moon through a cloudy sky, and feel as lonely as I did when I was … Continue reading A Girl Like I Was Read more

  • A Good Day to Weep

    A Good Day to Weep

    I went through this period of time in my life, a little more than a year ago, where I would listen to ebooks on my headphones and cry while cleaning … Continue reading A Good Day to Weep Read more