I attended Yale University, and later the Iowa Writers' Workshop—where I took advanced coursework in poetry, fiction, and essay writing. I have poems published in more than twenty magazines both print... and online, including Washington Square Review, Denver Quarterly, Sixth Finch, and Fence, among others. After leaving Yale for medical reasons, I wrote 1,000 poems, and after graduating from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, I had written another 1,000. I am also a devout reader, consuming more than one hundred books every year across many genres and countries of origin. I value, above all else, a story well-told. I am currently a college essay tutor for some students in California—last year, my first year in the role, all of my students were accepted into their top choice colleges. Hopefully, I can help you achieve—through writing—whatever it is you most want to do. read more

Hi! I'm Jen, and I live in Ohio currently, where I am searching for the region's best mac n cheese. I love to read in the bathtub (haven't dropped a book yet), and I think "Dreams" by The Cranberries ... is a perfect song (including its covers). Poems are my favorite kind of writing (to write) and novels are my favorite kind of writing (to read). I am currently trying to write a novel about ghost-hunting, but I sure do love starting it over and over again. I'm looking forward to meeting you!read more